The opening of a nonstop Prague-New York flight in Prague, Czechoslovakia. A Pan American World Airways (PAA) plane lands at Prague airport (Prague Ruzyně International Airport, Aviatická, 161 00 Praha 6, Czechia). U.S. flag and name 'Praha' in foreground. The plane taxis. The passengers disembark. A crowd applauds for them. Labels on the parcels carried by the plane. The crew disembarks from the plane. United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) delegates shake hands with them. Farmers' employees loosen the ropes of a cargo of hatching eggs. The freight is unloaded from the plane. A truck carries boxes of eggs. German prisoners pass by the plane. The hatching eggs are placed into artificial hatches in a hatchery near Prague. Men and women carry the UNRRA' boxes full of eggs. Young chicks in the coops.
USAAF B-29 Superfortress units at Smoky Hill Air Force Base in Kansas,United States. The nose section of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber aircraft. 'Lena the Hyena' written on the side of the aircraft. Mechanics around the engine of the B-29 aircraft. Officers watch as the mechanics work. An aircraft hangar in the background.
Scenes in Houston Texas as 1000 Houston Volunteers enlist in the military in World War 2 to avenge the loss of the USS Houston (CA-30) to the Japanese. They attend a swearing in ceremony in front of the marquee of the Loews State theater. Scene change to Newport News, Virginia as people gather for the launching of the new U.S. Navy cruiser ship USS Houston (CL-81). New cruiser launched at a colorful ceremony. Dignitaries on stand include the sponsor, Mrs. C. B. Hamill, who is seen hitting a bottle of champagne against the ship hull, and then it slides down the ways at launching.
Fifth Avenue, in New York City, decorated with American flags, Fourth Liberty Loan banners, and flags of Allied nations, from 51st Street to Madison Square. Japanese flags are on buildings. Military units march along 5th Avenue to the Altar of Liberty, designed by Thomas Hastings, that is the focal point for the 4th Liberty Loan Campaign. Flags of the 22 Allied Nations fly on poles at Madison Square. Vice President Thomas Marshall stands on sidewalk by the Altar of Liberty with several officials and an Army chaplain in uniform. A contingent of Belgian Army officers marches followed by U.S. Military officers and diplomats and officials in automobiles. The Belgian officers greet civilian officials. Civilian officials gather and converse. Officials assembled on balcony of the Altar of Liberty. New York Governor, Charles S. Whitman is in center, to right of the Army chaplain. Another view of balcony, with Vice President Marshall present. Map of war zone on the Altar of Liberty, painted by H.T. Schladermundt. (It will be updated daily as the war progresses.) Governor Whitman introduces the Vice President, who looks at his watch and gives his address. The next speaker introduced is Emile De Cartier, Belgian Minister to the U.S. whose country is the first to be honored at the shrine.
Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) soldiers and officers march in New York for Memorial Day parade, together with veterans of World War 1 and other American conflicts. Elevated view of Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Riverside Park on Manhattan Island, decorated in patriotic bunting. Hudson River visible in background. View changes to parade route immediately beside the monument in Riverside Park. Marchers carry U.S. flags in hands. Ground level shot captures boots and lower legs only marching along. Veterans of World War 1, some missing limbs and using crutches, march in the parade. Also seen are National Guard units in uniform. Elderly veterans of the American Civil War are seen in the reviewing stands. An honor guard in German Army uniforms passes with three uniformed German soldiers carrying the French flag, American flag, and Imperial German War flag (Reichskriegsflagge or Empire War Flag, flown by some German nationalists in the 1920s and 1930s in protest of the Weimar Republic). They might be members of Friends of New Germany, which preceded the German American Bund. American Civil War veterans seen marching together in the parade, arms linked.
The Lincoln Futura concept car's first appearance in New York. Futura car is driven through the New York City streets. The Lincoln Futura drives past the United Nations building. Various features of Futura are displayed: a double, clear-plastic canopy top, exaggerated hooded headlight pods and very large, outward-canted tail fins at both ends of the vehicle. People standing beside the car look at it as the driver shows the engine and demonstrates the lowering of the pod windows. Built at a cost of $250,000, this car would later by purchased by George Barris and converted into the Batmobile for the 1960's television show.
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