Major events of the year 1957. United States B-52 bombers in flight as they cover a distance 24,000 miles round the world. A world map shows the distance covered by the planes. Curtis Lume, the man who led a group of planes to Buenos Aires and back to United States without refueling the tanks. Planes in flight.
United States LVT-N-2 Loon 777 and 785 missiles prepared and launched in United States. A Loon missile hoisted in a sling is taken on board. Men attach beacon antenna check line to the wing of the missile. Men check out rig and rockets. They attach air pressure lines. Man uses link meter on check. Final securing of covers and wing support by men. A man makes final checks on radio.
Role of United States Coast Guard in natural disaster response. Clip focuses on response in 1927 Mississippi River flood. Opens with scenes of a destructive hurricane hitting Florida coast in United States and strong winds blowing. Coast Guard provides relief to the victims. Wreckage from hurricane. Brief scene from San Francisco earthquake. Then scenes from the flood of the Mississippi River in 1927. Swollen Mississippi River flowing at great speed. Coast Guard uses boats to rescue people from the flooded area. People gathered atop the levees awaiting help. Coast Guard lifting citizens from atop levees, into boats. A house floating in the flood waters. A boat filled with livestock as Coast Guard rescues them. A man being rescued from top of a floating house. Film produced in 1935.
Development of air power. An aircraft in flight in the United States. United States Army Air Corps Lt. Lowell Smith and John P. Richter in the cockpit of their De Havilland DH-4D aircraft. Air-to-air refueling from a DeHavilland DH-4DM aircraft.
United States pilots aboard USS Philippine Sea (CVA-47) in United States. Two U.S. pilots stand in ready room. A map hung on a wall of the ready room. The pilots talk and examine the map. The pilots shake hands. Officer runs his finger along a relief map.
Army reserves in the United States. The President of the United States John F Kennedy addresses the gathering. He answers questions affecting the lives of thousands of families across the nation and the status of the reservists of the armed forces. He declines the rumors that the armed forces will serve more than a year of duty.
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