Air strike missions in the Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Aerial view of a target area as seen from a United States Air Force (USAF) A-1E Skyraider bomber aircraft piloted by Vaughn and Gunster of U.S. 1st Air Commando Squadron. Arms cache and cratering trail of cluster bomb units. Smoke rise due to explosion.
Air strike missions in the Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Aerial view of rockets and cluster bomb units released as seen from a United States Air Force (USAF) A-1E Skyraider bomber aircraft piloted by Gassman of U.S. 1st Air Commando Squadron. Bomb explosions on targets such as bunkers, caves and troops.
Japanese troops surrender on board United States Naval ship Missouri in the Pacific Theater. Officers sign surrender documents and General Douglas MacArthur delivers a speech. People celebrate the end of World War II. Harry S. Truman, Molotov and Gromyko and delegates of 50 other nations sign United Nations charter in San Francisco, California. American troops return after the war.
Securing the capture of Myitkyina airfield by Allied Forces during Burma Campaign of World War II. USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) fighter aircraft lands at Myitkyina airfield and American pilot hops out of aircraft with a cigarette in his mouth. British soldiers gathered around an antiaircraft gun. Rations are unloaded by Chinese troops from USAAF C-47 Skytrain plane. Very low-flying U.S. Army transport aircraft drops supplies to the ground without parachute, from the air, to avoid over-taxing the runway that was softened by days of heavy rain. U.S. Army's 5307th Composite Unit nicknamed Merrill's Marauders load mules with rations and supplies
Activities of soldiers in the First Motion Picture Unit (FMPU) of the United States Army Air Forces in Culver City, California during World War 2. A sign board reads: 'Animation Department'. Cartoon animation artists apply their skills to the war effort, working inside the building. They make sketches on drawing sheets. Artists seen include Joe Smith and Gus Arriola, and possibly the back of Rudy Larriva and Jules Engel. Minute mechanical details of aircraft, armament, and equipment are illustrated with the help of drawings and animation sequences in films. Narrator describes how complicated technical subjects can be illustrated. The explanation of the theory of flight with the help of an animation. Animation shows factors responsible for the flight of an airplane. Animation describe how thrust, drag, lift, and gravity all affect flight and aerial physics.
Activities of the First Motion Picture Unit of the United States Army Air Forces in Culver City, California during World War II. A sign board reads: 'Property section' in a building. Men work in the property section. Various equipment and objects useful during the production of a film placed in the section.
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