U.S. Air Force pilot, FAC (Forward Air Controller) imbedded with U.S. Army unit, directs air strikes from a forward position on the ground in Vietnam War. Another FAC Pilot in cockpit of an O-1 Bird Dog aircraft in flight over Vietnam. F-100 Supersaber fighter defending a U.S. and Montagnard outpost in Vietnam, under assault by North Vietnamese troops. Loose formation of Douglas Skyraider aircraft in flight. U.S. tactical fighters strafe the assaulting North Vietnamese ground targets only 40 yards from friendly forces .RF-4 reconnaissance aircraft taking off and views from cockpit. RF-4 returns and parks. RF-4 camera and equipment. View inside cockpit of RF-4. Soldier records intelligence information gleaned from reconnaissance mission. Men in photo interpretation control room viewing aerial photographs from panoramic, oblique, vertical and radar cameras. Major General William B. Rosson, Chief of Staff to General William Westmoreland, in Vietnam. Intelligence Officer briefs commanders, using a chart. Tactical Airlift C-130s in flight and dropping paratroops. Sky filled with descending parachutes. Paratroopers land. Heavy equipment being pulled by parachutes from rear of C-130, in flight. Pilots in cockpit of C-130 making an assault landing. C-130s landing on rough dirt strip, using short field landing techniques.Troops and vehicles rush out of plane while its engines are still running. Troops march in field.
Focuses on Korean War. Antiaircraft guns fire in combat with enemy. Refugees walk up on hill. Troops march on field. Tanks advance on battlefield. Captain Carl Zimmerman speaks at desk about the causes of events which took place during Korean campaign, picture of refugees walking up hill in the background. Captain recalls day 10th August in 1950 and summarizes the United Nations consolidation below the 38th Parallel. Map shows Pusan, Masan, Changnyong, Pohang and other places. Close view of map highlighting Chinju, Masan, South West region of Taegu, Uisong, Pohang, and Yongdok. Map of Korea depicts the ground support given by marines, navy and air force planes. U.S. forces counterattack. U.S. troops march on road near Pohang 30 August 1950. Tanks advance on street. Soldiers on tanks. Troops in combat with enemy. Troops fire guns. Troops take cover behind woods. Captain Carl speaks with Lieutenant Tom, Platoon Leader of 24th Division. He shares experience of his platoon moving North of Korea during war. He further speaks about air support and artillery used in war. He talks about captured communists and weaponry used by North Koreans and his platoon. Marines march across field. Marines climb up mountain. Enemy opens fire. Wounded marine runs back for aid. Marines rush to attack. Marines fire machine guns and rifles. American aircraft overhead drop bombs. Explosions on ground. Map of Korea marks date 10/8/1950 and depicts areas captured by U.S. forces below 38th parallel. Captain Carl speaks at desk.
Sign reads 'World Council of Churches Third Session' in New Delhi, India. Interiors of building show delegates from fifty countries gathered at the session. Logo of the World Council of Churches “OIKOUMENE” displayed on stage. Official speaks at mike. Delegate from the United Church of Canada and Russian Orthodox Church attend the session. Various delegates seated in assembly.
Pilings protrude from water. Crane swirl piling around in position for the pile driver. Barge is out on bay in the background. Merchant ship in the far background. One man in small boat as the pile is swung around. Two crane booms lowering pilings into position. Several piling protrude from water. Surveyor behind his transit. Man swims around base of a piling and another man assists him. Steel pilings protrude from water. Crane aboard huge barge. Crane swinging its pile driving unit and positioned on very top of a steel piling.
Second battle of El Alamein in Egypt, North Africa, between Allied Forces and German Forces in October, 1942, during World War 2. View of Big Ben clock tower in London, England, United Kingdom. In a UK war material production facility, British women war production workers stop work to listen to BBC announcement over public address speaker that Axis forces of the Afrika Corps (Africa Corps) under German commander Rommel are in full retreat in El Alamein, Egypt. Scenes in North African of British tanks advancing past many pieces of destroyed German armor, tanks, and artillery. Views of captured German planes, artillery, tanks and prisoners. Some artillery and tanks destroyed or still smoldering from recent attack on the retreating German forces, including smoldering Panzer tanks (Pz IV). Destroyed and bombed out German Luftwaffe aircraft parked on the ground. Five divisions of Italian soldiers in the South, abandoned by Rommel are swept up by Allied forces as prisoners of war. Italian prisoners kneel at a ditch and drink water from it. German prisoners march under British guard. German General Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma, captured near the hill of Tel el Mampsra, marches on sand under British guard. Aerial views of British Royal Air Force planes bombing retreating German positions on ground. Bombs away views from aircraft, and explosions and clack smoke arises from ground. View of British RAF pilot in cockpit flying De Havilland DH 98 Mosquito aircraft and strafing German trucks and armor as they retreat across open desert. Low level views of British Mosquito aircraft as it strafes German positions, as seen from cockpit of Mosquito aircraft.
U.S. troops with captured Japanese suicide bomb rocket in Okinawa. Japanese suicide bomb (Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka) is described and disassembled. Tail section is detached by men showing the rear units of bomb. Man works on cockpit of bomb. Men disarm bomb. (World War II; WWII;World War 2; WW2)
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