A documentary titled General Richardson speaks on V-E day. Commanding General of Pacific area R.C.Richardson addresses the people on V-E day i.e. Victory in Europe day during World War II. In his address from Hawaii, United States he terms the German surrender as the end of Hitlerism and victory of freedom loving people. He also states the importance to maintain peace in post war times.
United States Army Air Force (USAAF) XR-1 helicopter in flight tests at the Platt-LePage Aircraft Company of Eddystone, Pennsylvania. The helicopter hovers several feet above ground for a while and then goes through a series of touch downs and takeoffs, all confined to only several feet above ground.
Opening scenes show formations of World War 2 Japanese Mitsubishi G3M bombers in flight. Slate reads: "Pearl Harbor December 7,1941." U.S. B-17 bombers are parked on an airfield. Ships and facilities are seen at the Pearl Harbor Naval station in Hawaii. Views of Japanese Mitsubishi G3M bombers flying in formation above clouds. Explosions and fire destroying aircraft and facilities at the Ford Island Naval Air Station. The USS Arizona burning and filling the air with heavy black smoke as she lists and sinks from bombing. Subsequent views of the destruction wrought by the bombing.
Totem poles and large carvings made from trunks of trees by indigenous native Indians in Alaska. Different figures on poles represent different people or events. View of different totem poles in Alaska. Children listen to the story of totem poles from a carver. Many views of children looking at totem poles. A Tlingit Indian tribe totem house at the Totem Bight State Park near Ketchikan, Alaska. A man enters the community house. Scene changes to exterior of Tlingit Community House on Shakes Island in Wrangell, Alaska (now Chief Shakes Historic Site). Native people wearing chilkat blankets enter the house. View of a potlach ceremony with native instruments and dance outside the Chief Shakes Community House.
Views of 18 U.S. Army Curtiss-Wright P-40B aircraft (sometimes termed Tomahawk or Warhawk, though Warhawk properly applies to later variants than these) from Pursuit Squadrons at Wheeler Field, in formation flight over Hawaii. They are filmed from an airborne B-17D Flying Fortress. The P-40s peel off, one at a time. One P-40 performs aerobatics, executing two rapid rolls for the camera. During those rolls it is evident that, in addition to fuselage insignia, the aircraft displays national insignia only on its lower right and its upper left wings, in accordance with a scheme adopted in February, 1941. Footage is from before America's entry into World War 2.
A 1958 Ford station wagon car modified to include all manner of unusual features is parked by the shore of a lake. The automobile has a canoe on it's roof, which lifts up automatically to be employed. The wagon has a kitchen with refrigerator, sink and stove. A woman is seen demonstrating them at a camping spot. It also has a roof top tent and other gadgets. Everything is operated by push buttons. A child is seen in the station wagon.
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