The Afro-Asian conference opens in Indonesia. Traffic on the road. A sign reads 'SWRAHA' on a building. Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru arrives for the conference in Jakarta Indonesia and his party ascends the steps of Merdeka Palace. Dignitaries from Asia and Africa seated on table. They talk about how to promote Afro-Asian economic and cultural cooperation, and oppose colonialism or neocolonialism by the United States. Men in the background record the conference. A sign reads 'Indonesia' 'Birma' Sailan' on a table. A map of the Republic of Indonesia.
Dinner for U.S. House Speaker Sam Rayburn in Washington DC. Dignitaries seated on table. Speaker Rayburn of Texas with former U.S. President Harry S Truman and Adlai Stevenson. Rayburn seated on a table. William Averell Harriman attends the dinner. Speaker Rayburn talks to dignitaries. Flags in the background. Dignitaries seated around a table applaud. Sam Rayburn waves at them. A flag of United States on the wall. Speaker Rayburn starts his dinner.
Winter maneuvers of First Pursuit Group of United States Army Air Service in Oscoda Michigan. Airmen carry fuel in a container. DH-4 De Havilland is refueled. The wheels of DH-4 are replaced by skies. Airmen stand near the planes. Curtiss PW-8 Hawks parked. Aircraft taxis and takes off.
Mitchell B-25 raid on Tokyo, Japan led by Lt. Colonel James Doolittle. A U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 Mitchell taxis on the deck of USS Hornet (CV-8). A pilot in the cockpit. Crewmen stand around the plane on the deck Insignia of the United States. A crew man gives a signal. A view of the empty deck. The B-25 takes off bound for bombing mission over Tokyo. (World War II period).
Aboard the USS Hornet (CV-8) crews of B-25 bombers prepare for the raid on Tokyo, Japan known as the Doolittle Raid. A U.S. Army Air Forces Mitchell B-25 on the deck of USS Hornet. Insignia of the United States. Pilots stand under the wing of a B-25 and talk. Plane crewmen turn the propeller. B-25 on the deck. A pilot in the cockpit. A B-25 taxis on the deck.
Scenes aboard the USS Hornet (CV-8) as the Doolittle Raid begins. B-25 bombers prepare for the raid on Tokyo, Japan. U.S. pilots stand in a group on the deck of USS Hornet . U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 Mitchell on the deck. Insignia of the United States. Pilots in the cockpit of B-25 Mitchells. The planes, heavy with bombs, taxi slowly and take off from the deck, bound for Tokyo. (World War II period).
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