Tests to compare effects of conventional bombs to those of incendiaries,on wooden structures. Test conducted at Eglin Field, Florida, during World War 2. Actor Lee J. Cobb, portrays an Air Force Captain, seated at Project Officer's desk. He shows photographs of a wooden test house constructed similar to houses in Japan. View of wooden structure being ignited from within. The resultant fire is put out promptly. B-17 airplane in flight over the test area, drops conventional bombs, which destroy some of the test village houses. A second bombing using incendiary bombs that break apart and ignite many fires, produces greater destruction across the test village.
U.S. Army Air Forces tests of conventional and incendiary bombing of Japanese-style wooden structures, at Eglin Field, Florida, during World War 2. An Army Air Forces Captain (portrayed by actor, Lee J. Cobb) discusses bombing tests conducted at Eglin Field. He holds a pipe in his hand. B-17 bomber takes off over the camera. The plane in flight over the test area. Clusters of small incendiary bombs fall on the test village, causing it to be engulfed in flames. Immediately, thereafter, conventional bombs are dropped on the smoking test village, causing large explosions. The Air Force Captain (Cobb) discusses the results.
Covers successful space mission of Mercury Atlas 7 with astronaut Scott Carpenter out of Cape Canaveral Florida. U.S. astronaut Scott Carpenter prepares for space flight. Crew men help Carpenter to don the space suit. He walks to a transfer van. He disembarks from the van and gets into an elevator to climb to the 11th floor to the Aurora 7 capsule level. Operators at the controls await the launch of the rocket. Launch: Mercury Atlas 7 (MA-7) ignition and blast off, carrying Astronaut Scott Carpenter in the Aurora 7 capsule. The Aurora 7 capsule is released. The capsule completes three successful orbits around the earth. The capsule does not fire properly and lands 250 miles beyond the target area at a sea. The radio contact is disrupted. Then faint signals are heard and the rescue crew reaches the destination. The rescue crew jumps from a helicopter and helps in evacuating Carpenter from the sea.
United States NASA spacecraft Gemini IV is launched into orbit from LC-19 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Florida. Astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White aloft for White's famous space walk, or Extra-Vehicular Activity 'EVA' Gemini IV in space and White tied to a tether as he walks in space. Shots of McDivitt in capsule.
U.S. President and Mrs. Pat Nixon and daughter Patricia visit the Cape Kennedy Space Center in Florida, to witness the launch of Apollo 12. Presidential helicopter descends and lands at the Space Center. President and Mrs. Nixon shake hands and speak with enthusiastic spectators as they make their way from the helicopter, along a path marked by ropes. A light rain is falling. Large welcoming crowd near the parked helicopter take photos, standing in rain. Secret servicemen walk ahead of the Nixons. Onlookers huddle under umbrellas and other protection. Cameramen protect their equipment. The President ignores the rain as he mingles with the folks along the pathway. The Nixons are escorted to a place in the viewing stands where they stand up, along with the crowd of spectators to watch the launch of the Apollo 12 moon mission.
U.S. President Nixon visits staff at the Launch Contol in Kennedy Space Center, in Florida, following the launch of the Apollo 12 moon mission. Large crowd at Launch Control welcomes Nixon and First Lady. Secret Service agents walk close to them. Nixon shakes hands and chats with Launch Control personnel. People in the crowd cheer.
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