A mid air recovery of a space capsule from an orbit over the Pacific Ocean. Aircraft in flight over the Pacific Ocean. They snare the descending Discoverer XIV capsule while in flight. Men watch the event.
The USS California (BB-44) after being refloated at Pearl Harbor, and being readied to move to drydock number 2 for further repairs. Her guns have been removed to lighten her. Her hull shows the effects of submersion. Pumps work steadily to keep her afloat in spite of penetrations in her hull. Views from small boat of various maintenance activities on the California. Tugboats, cranes, derricks, pumps, etc. are being employed. Two sailors row a small dinghy.
The Battleship, USS Colorado (BB-45) underway in the channel entering Pearl Harbor Naval Station, Hawaii. Sailors in white uniforms line the rails. A Vought OS2U Kingfisher scout plane can be seen high on aft deck, above gun turret. A group of Naval personnel stand on a platform at Berth F-12A, waiting for the the ship. USS Colorado rotates with help from tugboats and moves forward into the berth.
A Liberty party on the docks at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii during World War II. They display newly purchased luggage and grass skirts. Dock installations including a large dock crane seen alongside the dock.
Contract airlines supplementing the armed forces in Vietnam. The contract airlines supplements the armed forces at various air bases like Cam Ranh Bay, Bien Hoa and Danang airbases in Vietnam.
Recreational facilities available to personnel at Tuy Hoa airbase in Vietnam. Airmen seated in chairs at a theater. They watch a film on television.
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