Coverage of causes of U.S. Air Force B-47E Stratojet crash on take off in the United States. U.S. Air Force major R. R. McCormick considers major aircraft accidents of B-47E, its causes and misuses of flight control during take off. He shows original footage: B-47s take off from runway. He points out during a safety lecture, the result of unsafe take off, total loss in fire on chart. He explains aircraft accident by feet points drawn on board. He explains heavy weight take off by early and late models of B-47E drawn on board. He shows still shots of the accident. He points out on chart. He gives three conclusions of aircraft accident: general misuse of flight control during take off, improper techniques during cross one take off and pilot unawareness about technical problem.
Colonel Edward Mandell House in the United States. He is the foreign policy advisor of President Woodrow Wilson. The colonel aboard a ship during World War I.
Flood in the Ohio River in the United States. Rescue operations by the people. People in the flooded area. Supplies on the ground. A man on a boat. People look outside the windows of a building. People help others to reach safe places. People in boats.
United States Senator Alben Barkley in his office. He addresses a press conference after being unanimously re-elected as Senate Majority Leader. ( Barkley had resigned as Majority Leader in protest over President Franklin D. Roosevelt's veto of a bill to raise wartime revenue.) His desk is filled with laudatory telegrams. Among others present is Senator Kenneth McKellar of Tennessee. The office is filled with note-taking members of the Press.
The famed B-17F, "Memphis Belle," seen during its June 1943 tour of the U.S. to promote War Bond sales, during World War 2. A group of onlookers watch as the Memphis Belle, piloted by Major Robert Morgan, flies only a few feet above the runway at an Air Base in the United States. (Several A-26 aircraft are seen parked on the field.) A civilian announcer stands on a bunting covered platform on the tarmac beside the runway.
A recruitment film of the U.S. Navy about interest of high school students in navy in the United States. Sailors aboard a swift boat. POV wake of swift boat. African-American sailor on swift boat talking into radio handset. Young African-American sailor interviewed regarding his Navy experience and travels. Seagulls in wake of swiftboat. Young sailors interviewed about joining the Navy. High School students debate joining the military. High School student Mike McGrill interviewed regarding his decision to join the Navy. High School students walking in hall of high school. Teacher at chalkboard during class. High School student Mike McGrill eating dinner with his family at home. Navy sailors at cafeteria mess hall food line. Navy sailors eating at cafeteria mess hall table and interviewed about Navy. Brief shots of 1970s dancing with a band in a bar. Young men playing football. Couple in sailboat at sunset.
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