A U.S. Navy film 'I'm a civilian here myself' depicts rehabilitation of sailors in the United States. Sketches of a cartoon depict what a civilian is and also that the sailors were once civilians. Robert Benchley introduces himself. He talks about how to make a civilian out of a sailor and about a separation center where sailors would be taught how to return to civilian life. He says there is a civilian in every sailor. The film shows scenes of a separation center. Boys relax around a swimming pool and a few women near by.
From the civil defense film "Duck and Cover" in the United States. Animation: Burt the turtle walks along a path carrying a flower in his hand. A monkey holding a burning cracker leans from a tree. The cracker bursts. A burnt tree. The turtle covers himself. Children sit in a classroom and a professor teaches ways to protect themselves during a nuclear attack. The children hide under the benches.
USS Akron, helium filled zeppelin dirigible (ZRS-4) approaches USS Patoka, fleet oiler in the United States. Aerial view of USS Akron. USS Patoka in the sea. USS Akron tilts. It approaches USS Patoka.
An altitude record by John A. Macready and Roy S. Langham in the United States. Le Pere Lusac biplane at a distance. The plane takes off, is in flight and lands. Cockpit of the biplane. A pilot and a copilot get out of the plane. They are wearing leather flying suits and have parachutes strapped on. John A. Macready shake hands with Roy S. Langham. Langham is wearing goggles and a leather mask. He removes his goggles and mask.
Boeing-Steerman PT-13, Kaydet airplanes in a row at training station.Flight instructors accompanying student pilots to the aircraft. Pt-13s start up, taxi, and one is seen taking off. Pilot trainees are shown a radial engine, by an officer.A student inserts a cylinder into engine block. Pilots from North and South American countries line up in front of At-6 (Texan) training aircraft. they run to their respective aircraft and start them up. Fuselage of one airplane shows crossed flags of United States and Chile. Formation of AT-6s in flight. A map shows airways in America. Another shows them in Central and South America. A map of the world shows the military Air Transport Commands routes.
Scenes of a farmland in the United states. A flock of sheep on a road passing through woods. Sheep are herded through a gate. Buildings in the background.
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