United States Navy airship Akron being successfully tried in Akron, Ohio. Crew members gathered around the 785 feet long airship as it prepares for its maiden flight. The airship in flight. Aerial view of the airship in flight.
A glider being made out of orange crates and boxes in Toledo, Ohio. A ten year old boy, John Susor, along with friends works to construct a motor less airplane with orange crates, boxes and clothes line. He works on different parts of the glider. He paints the airplane. John Susor seated in the glider as his friends gather around. Two boys push the glider on a field for a take off. The body of the glider collapses and John gets out of it.
An orientation film about the American campaign against the Japanese in the South West Pacific during World War II. A map of the South West Pacific area depicts islands of New Britain and New Ireland as the chief objectives of the Americans. By taking over these islands the Japanese would be isolated in the area. But a strong defense zone around these islands proves to be the main deterrent. U.S. officers including U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur discuss the strategy to attack and isolate the Japanese in the South West Pacific region. Animated map of the region depicts American plan to capture the Admiralty Island by attacking the island of Manus and Los Negros to be followed by an attack in Madang in New Guinea. This would result in isolation of New Britain and New Ireland and weaken apanese position in the region.
Air assault tactics being displayed during a maneuver in the United States. A glider in flight. It crashes as it lands. The wrecked glider after the crash. The glider being towed by an airplane. Military equipment. A jeep and soldiers get into a glider. The glider in flight. It lands on a rough terrain. Paratroopers drop and descend. The paratroopers land on a field. (World War II period).
United States Navy rockets being test fired in the United States. A boat underway at sea. A rocket launcher at land releases the rockets and explosions occur at sea. The rockets being test fired. A navy airplane fitted with a rocket rack and men load rockets into the rack. The aircraft in flight and rockets being dropped. The rockets hit the ground and billows of smoke rise up. (World War II period).
A dramatization depicts war veterans appearing for NBC auditions in New York, United States after World War II. Clip opens with mix of staged and live footage scenes of soldiers making music during and after the war. A group of United States soldiers in France as they play musical instruments like guitar. A band of soldiers plays as audiences listen. A soldier sings while in a shower. A soldier plays an accordion. A group of African American soldiers sing at a microphone in a an outdoor area of a war torn country, while fellow soldiers, some white and some African American, listen and enjoy the music. Exterior view of the NBC ( National Broadcasting Corporation) building in New York and a sign for the Rainbow room. A radio announcer at the NBC studio announces about the auditions for returning veterans at the studio. A number of veterans appear for the auditions and stand in line in the NBC building to register. A veteran named Greg Graimes of 36th Division registers himself for the talent audition.
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