View of the town of Los Alamos in New Mexico, United States. Officials inside the Los Alamos National Labratory (LANL) of the Atomic Enegry Commission of United States. Scenes of scientists working at the LANL. Aerial view of the Eniwetok Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Officials of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and the Atomic Energy Commision, in a joint meeting, collectively map Operation Greenhouse. Joint Task Force Three. Men from government agencies,colleges and universities throughout America work to instrument this operation. Aerial shots of the Perry Islands ( U.S. transport and scientists base) and the Eniwetok Atoll (US Army and Air Force base). U.S. Navy ship anchored at the lagoon. Scenes of laboratories and scientific structures on the islands.
Documentary titled 'Battle for Leyte Gulf' depicts the battle fought between the Allied naval-air forces and the Japanese naval-air forces in Pacific waters off the Philippines, in World War 2.. Montage of views chronicling the battle, opens with aerial views of pacific islands seen through clouds followed by glimpse of numerous ships maneuvering far below. Port bow views of U.S. New Mexico class battle ship, followed by the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) of the 7th Fleet. Glimpse of troops on landing craft and charging across an island. Transport ships underway. Cruisers and battleships firing their guns. An Essex class aircraft carrier silhouetted against the horizon. An F6F aircraft comes up on elevator to flight deck next to the island on the USS Enterprise (CV-6). It has white triangle on tail containing its number. An F6F taking off from the Enterprise. Formation of U.S. aircraft in flight overhead. Gun crew firing twin bofors 40mm anti-aircft cannon.Flak bursts and tracer bullets seen in the sky as a Japanese warplane falls. Gun camera footage of American aircraft strafing Japanese aircraft on ground at an airfield. View, from an aircraft carrier, of a Mahan class destroyer traveling to her port side. Glimpse of two ships close together during refueling operation at sea. Animated map dominates remainder of the film. It illustrates movement of Task Force 38 to Okinawa on 10 October 1944 and launching of aerial attacks. the map shows further manuevers and activities of the task force. During these activities, Narrator notes that the cruisers USS Canberra and USS Houston are torpedoed and taken in tow. Cartoon shows Japanese propaganda broadcast about Japanese naval prowess. Glimpse of Japanese sailors cheering. Animated map continues showing maneuvers of U.S. task forces. Narrator notes the Houston is again torpedoed. Animated map continues to illustrate movements and attacks against Luzon and amphibious landings on outpost islands in Leyte Gulf.
A film based on the Plum Island Animal Disease Center in Long Island, New York which is dedicated to study of foreign animal diseases. Animated map of the United States of America depicts the New England region of the U.S. affected with foot and mouth disease of animals during year 1870 and Mexico and Canada affected by epizootics in 1946 and 1952 respectively. A technician stores animal foot and mouth disease virus in a laboratory freezer.
United States military forces on Nasugbu beach, Philippines Islands. Soldiers of the 6th ranger Battalion with artillery piece. Smoke rises from artillery striking shore across body of water. U.S. soldiers moving along dirt road as some pick up their packs and gear from under a tree and moving out with the rest. U.S. intelligence officer interviews Mrs Betty Santa Maria, a Spanish Citizen who had been permitted by Japanese to leave Manila and come to Nasugbu, several weeks earlier. Partly disassembled Piper L-4 Grasshopper Liaison airplane on truck crosses small bridge. Soldiers inspect wreckage of a Nakajima Ki-43 "Oscar" in a grassy field. Another Piper L-4 being transported on a truck. A landing ship in the background.
Aerial shots of Los Alamos, New Mexico in the USA. The row houses and the roads of the town. The houses of the town surrounding the Ashley pond. The rocky mountainous terrain and the forests of the Los Alamos.
A 'No Trespassing' sign and wired fencing. Cars running across a turn in road. Buildings and countryside of Los Alamos, New Mexico in USA. Security police checkpoint of the motorists and workers. Cars and the workers are checked for there entry passes before allowing them the entrance. The housing development at the Los Alamos.
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