A new unsinkable steel life raft being tested and demonstrated in the United States. A 3000 pound steel raft that floats on either side in a hoist. Concentrated ration boxes on the raft. A signaling mirror being shown by a merchant seaman. The raft in the hoist and being dropped into the water. Seamen jump into the sea. They man the raft and hoist the sail. A smoke signal being used. The raft sails in the water.
U.S. Army Air Corps 1st Provisional Wing at an annual training in the United States. Men unload supplies from U.S. Army Air Corps C-2 aircraft flown from Rockwell field. Men load supplies from an aircraft into a truck. A U.S. Army Air Corps C-1 aircraft parked beside two C-2 aircraft on a field.
United States Anti Aircraft guns ready for use in a coastal area in case of air raid during World War 2. Anti aircraft gun crew man their positions to meet an air raid. Dwellings and haystacks give way to anti aircraft gun hidden under coverings that camouflage them. Roofs of houses being removed as guns are raised. A roof top tennis court moves to the side as an anti aircraft gun is raised.
Weapons being manufactured and tested in the United States during World War II. Women manufacture Bofors anti aircraft gun at a plant in Akron, Ohio. Men and women work on various parts of the Bofors gun. Bofors gun lined up at the plant. A one thousand pound bomb being tested at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland. Men push the bomb on a trolley. Bomb being loaded under the wing of an aircraft. Aircraft in flight. A bomb isdropped and it impacts causing billows of smoke to rise up. Another bomb being released and it hits the ground. Billows of smoke rise up.
Railroads in the United States during World War 2. Freight cars pulled by EMD FT ABBA diesel electric engine on railroad tracks. A steam engine pulls freight train through the mountainous countryside. A river flows at the bottom of a valley. An engineer at the throttle.
Students in the United States. Boys in a classroom as they learn and practice sending morse code messages by keyed radio signals. Students learn architectural drafting. They use pencils and triangles, among other drafting tools.
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