Film begins showing steel framework for a new war plant under construction during World War 2. Next, workers are seen painting aircraft parts at the Vultee aircraft plant in Downey California. A crane at the plant moves an aircraft tail section to mate with the forward fuselage of an airplane. Cranes move wing segments through the plant. Workers, including a woman, lower a radial engine into place at the front of a BT-13 Valiant training airplane. A line of such aircraft is seen behind the one the camera is focused on. Scene shifts to the Lockheed aircraft plant in Burbank, California, where bodies of Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra passenger planes are seen covering the factory floor. A glimpse of Lockheed B-24 Liberator bombers in an assembly line next to men working engines of a partially assembled Electra 14 aircraft. Lockheed P-38 lightning fighter planes being assembled at another part of the plant. A P-38 taxis past a line of parked Lockheed Hudson light bombers and takes off on a test flight. View from below of gleaming aluminum P-38 climbing out. Aerial view from above of P-38 flying over land near some mountains.
A new (unknown brand) 1941 car is displayed driving toward the camera in a park-like setting. It has a sloping hood and two large sized kidney shaped grills. it displays a Michigan manufacturer license plate number M 10 26. Extreme front closeup of the car's hood. Later, the car drives with its right side to the camera. It Appears to have a one-piece windshield and solid steel wheels. The rear of the vehicle is rounded. It also passes with its left side toward the camera. The car parked on a lawn, its white overall color silhouetted against the dark foliage background.
Campgrounds in various national parks in California, United States. A sun rise. A flower against the clouds. Snow covered mountains. A bird sits on a mountain. A forest and barren trees. A car being driven on a mountain road. Fish in a pan and a jar kept on a grill. A woman fills water. The sign of 'Eldorado National Forest Camp Ground Fallen Leaf'. A sun set. The logo of the United States Forest Service Department.
Transportation of trees using helicopters in California, United States. A helicopter picks logs from steep mountains. The use of helicopters for transporting trees cut from steep slope mountains causes less environmental damage than ground transport.
Peregrine falcon in California, United States. A recovery team person observes through binoculars. A seasonal nest watch established by the forest service to protect the Peregrine falcon from collectors. Rocky mountains. Members of a recovery team stand with binoculars in their necks. Several views of the Peregrine falcon.
Forest service department plant trees in California, United States. Views of the forest showing the trees being planted by the forest service nursery. Strawberries kept in an open rectangular box. Hand of a man shows seeds. Several views of hand of a man on the seedlings for replantation of trees to reforest areas of recent logging. Views of seedling bed. Views of forest covered mountains.
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