Flight test of new U.S. Constellation cargo airplane in the United States during World War II . The cargo airplane moves out of a hangar. Ground crew in the background. A U.S. Army Air Force Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter aircraft parked at the airfield. The crew stands around the airplane. The propeller of the airplane rotates. The airplane taxis and takes off. The airplane in flight. Mountains in the background.
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the Congress in Washington DC during World War II . The U.S. Capitol building. The U.S. flag in the foreground. New Congress members wave. Congress men seated in a hall. Roosevelt speaks into a microphone and addresses the Congress. He gives a speech on hope and courage.
A documentary shows a training program of U.S. Army hand picked volunteer soldiers in a secret training camp for guerrilla warfare during World War II. The students, masked to conceal their identity, enter the wooded area. The quarters for the students in the wooded region. They work out in a trainnasium. The soldiers swing on a rope. Climb up on a rope and practice other guerrilla tactics in the obstacle course. The students stand in formation and an OSS (Office of Strategic Services) officer teaches them the new pistol techniques. A target in the background. The officer wearing a mask demonstrates different handgun techniques specially adapted for fast offensive actions. The officer teaches them the firing action of the hand gun and students practice the action. A close up of a student wearing mask and practicing. They learn the techniques through demonstration and supervised practice. A student stands in front of a target. The officer instructs him and other look on. He fires at the target. A close up of the target. The student firing. He removes the magazine and reloads the magazine. The officer instructing and the student fire. The OSS officer walks up to the target and points out at the good shots.
A documentary shows a training program of U.S. hand picked volunteer soldiers in a secret training camp for guerrilla warfare during World War II. An OSS (Office of Strategic Services) officer wearing a mask teaches a new technique of throwing hand grenade. The officer demonstrates the throwing of the hand grenade. A U.S. soldier wearing a mask looks at him. He performs the same action. The officer instructs him. A target in the background. The student throws the grenade and it directly hits the target. The officer and the student hide behind the stacked sacks.
Mrs. Madeleine Edison Sloane, second daughter of renowned American inventor, Thomas Alva Edison, christens the Polaris Submarine, USS Thomas Alva Edison (SSBN-610), at the yard of Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, in Groton, Connecticut. Mrs. Sloane with other officials on a platform. She is briefed by an official and then breaks a bottle of champagne to launch the boat, which moves smoothly down the ways into the water. Spectators cheer. The crew of the new Polaris submarine seen on her deck, following the launch.
A USAF film report covering the principles of electronics phased array radar AN/FPS-85 for performing functions of satellite surveillance and spacecraft instantly and concurrently. A view of the space. A satellite moves in the space. The AN/FPS-85 Spacetrack Radar at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. Men working at drawing boards. The Bendix Building in Baltimore, Maryland. Cars parked outside the building. An array antenna on top of the building. A five-storey array antenna Bendix facility. A view of the AN/FPS-85 Spacetrack Radar at the Eglin AFB. The antenna elements on the radar. The AN/FPS-85 radar facing equator. An animation depicting the functioning and working of the AN/FPS-85. The functions include satellite detection, recognition of old targets, tracking of new targets and target signature data.
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