Marshal Josip Broz Tito, President of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, reviews formation of soldiers and irregular partisans in a large field. He holds a hand salute as he walks along the ranks. People on sidelines throw flowers at him. Children laugh and wave as he walks past them. Marshal Tito climbs steps to a stage and gives a brief speech. He honors officers with medals. Soldiers, officers and civilians clapping. Marshal Tito salutes after his speech.
Members of a USO troupe at Seoul Airport (K-16), Korea, including a number of women. They descend stairs from a Military Air Transport Service (MATS) C-121 aircraft, tail number 8817. They mingle with U.S. airmen on the ramp and pose for pictures with them. Several pose on top of a set of stairs showing the 5th Air Force logo and the words: 6167th Air Base Group.
Heavy rain affects transport and supply to the war front during the Korean War. Trucks bog down on a muddy road in the rains. Men roll drums and transfer them into a net. Jeeps driving through flood. A soldier wades on muddy flood. They pack cartoons in the net. Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw helicopters come to rescue and move tons of supplies to all parts of the far-flung battle lines. A cargo of supply hanging below a flying helicopter.
A KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Convair CV-240-4 crash landed near Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Dutch officials inspect the crashed aircraft, Paulus Potter (PH-TEI), resting on a field. The Convair CV-240-4 bound for Paris lost altitude just after takeoff from Schiphol Airport. Men inspecting the damaged wing of the Convair CV-240-4. Men search for clues among the wreckage of the aircraft. The plane broke in two. Aircraft seats from the wreckage.
Generalissimo Francisco Franco welcomes the Portuguese President Francisco Lopes in Madrid, Spain. President Lopes is in Spain for an official six-day state visit. Moorish Guards flank the motorcade of the Portuguese president and Generalissimo Franco. Colorful display in a parade to welcome the President. People on houses, trees and streets see the parade. Boys sit on top of trees to watch the motorcade. Portuguese and Spanish military officials welcome President Lopes. President Lopes and Franco review marching troops. A sign: 'Viva Espana'. Spanish troops march.
Eleven year old Song Yong Cho, a legless orphan of the Korean war, arrives in America to begin a new life in Boystown. Song Yong Cho disembarks a plane and is greeted by his adoptive mother. He walks with his adoptive mother. Signs : 'Entrance', 'U.S. Customs', 'U.S. Immigration', 'U.S. Public Health', 'Dept. of Agriculture'. Song Cho's luggage is inspected by a custom guard. He stands with a man near a counter and then moves.
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