A film titled 'These are the parachutists' shows paratroops being trained for combat in United States. They blast obstacles, jump forward and backward from a training platform. They undergo physical training. They make practice jumps from towers and also learn to pack parachutes.
Paratroopers lined and board C-47 air craft in United States. They jump from the air craft and land with parachutes as field master observes them. In views of a different jump, paratroopers land on snow covered mountain and ski down the slope. Paratrooper in studio describing his uniform and attitude of paratroopers. Close view of paratrooper wings medal on a uniform.
Wright Brothers Model C aircraft in a field during a flight in the United States. Two men turn propellers, engine starts and it takes off. It flies low over a field as a DH-4 aircraft also flies. DH-4 and Wright Model C flying low and close to each other. A blimp in flight with DH-4 in the background. (This event occurred well after the 1914 grounding of the Model C by the Army due to a series of fatal crashes).
United States unmanned spy plane manufactured at a plant. Parachute attached to the plane. Plane tested as it takes off. A soldier fires machine gun at it and plane descends as a parachute opens. (World War II period).
Doctor Thomas Parran, Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service speaks from a desk and advises Americans to eat a nutritious diet and to study the nutrition values of various foods available. He notes that war demands that we do not waste food. Women in a classroom learn about nutrition. Message on blackboard says: Protective Foods: Fruits, Vegetables, milk. Women taught how to prepare food with economy and about the ingredients of a balanced diet. Women are taught how to prepare food in an economical way that preserves nutrition. Women are taught about a balanced diet in which variety is essential. They are taught how to substitute various ingredients while some ingredients are unavailable due to wartime shortages during World War 2. Camera pans slowly across a poster with words and food pictures entitled "Foods that are the Principal Sources of the Food Constituents."
Models wear fashionable hats by Parisian designers in the United States. Women wearing different kinds of hats for 1963 Spring collection are shown. Wide brimmed and flowery hats are shown, including the Cartwheel Hat, Cloche Hat, Pillbox Hat. A woman wearing a Pillbox Hat smokes a cigarette. Fashion models wearing bonnets.
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