United States F-105D aircraft of 34th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Korat air base in Thailand during Vietnam War. Three United States F-105D aircraft armed with 750 lb general purpose bombs taxi to the arming area at the Korat air base in Thailand. Airmen remove safety pins from the bomb rack and arm the gun nose. Aircraft lined up. A F-105 D aircraft named Dragon with a 750 lb general purpose bomb. F-105 Ds loaded with bombs and rocket pods taxi from arming area and start the take off run as they leave for a mission.
Giant Aircraft carrier Forrestal docks at Norfolk, Virginia. The ship suffered a tragic fire on duty off the coast of Vietnam. Crew members greet their wives and children. Woman stands with toddler in hand. Woman stands with banner that reads 'Welcome Brian Bunnell'. Officer kisses his wife. View of the damaged ship.
MAAG (Military Assistance and Advisory Group) Mission in Vietnam. Boat race during Festival of River in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Vietnamese people watch the race from across the river. Long rowing boats in the river ready for race.
Original design document of the DC-3. View of a Douglas DC-3 suspended from the ceiling of the Smithsonian Air and Space museum in Washington, DC. View of DC-3 plane taking off and in flight. 'Bonanza' written on the plane. Views of military use of the DC-3, in WWII for dropping paratroops, for carrying cargo, such as the Berlin Airlift, and as a gunship in Vietnam. A newspaper headline reads 'US Depends on Air to Ship Berlin Freight'. Interior view of the DC-3 as a luxury passenger aircraft, circa 1939. Discussion with a current executive of the McDonnell Douglas aircraft Company, Michael Burch. Scenes of DC-3 aircraft being manufactured in large factory plants during World War 2 era. Various scenes of vintage DC-3 aircraft, crews, passengers, and interior and exterior views over the years.
Opening scene shows a U.S. Information Agency (USIA) secretary provides a couple in Germany with information about American schools. Views of students in Saigon, South Vietnam, attending USIA English language classes. View of London, England, showing the Art Deco BBC Broadcasting House at Portland Place (Portland Pl, London W1A 1AA, UK) and All Souls Church, Langham Place (All Souls C of E Church, 2 All Souls' Pl, London W1B 3DA, UK). A man is seen delivering a can, containing the USIA monthly film documentary, to the BBC. View of Broadcasting House of BBC in Marylebone, England. In Iran, a Douglas DC-4 passenger plane takes off, carrying newspaper reporters and Iranian officials to look over an American technical assistance project which is seen from the air. In Tokyo, Japan, a man working in a private publishing company begins translating an American book. The book is open on his desk and contains an illustration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. A page of the book, written in Japanese, is shown being reproduced on a type of mimeograph machine.
Japanese diplomats in the United States. Car and bus traffic of 1950s cars on street in Washington Dc with the United States Capitol building in the background. Elected Japanese representatives climb up stairs of the U.S. assembly. The U.S. Vice President Allen W Barkley and Secretary David Rice Atchison receives Japanese representatives and shake hands with them. They pose. Building of the United Nations (The temporary United Nations Headquarters building in Lake Success, Long Island, New York, in the Sperry Gyroscope Corp building.) Japanese representatives go in the building. Warren Austin, a U.S. delegate stands and shakes hands with the representatives. They sit in hall, wear headphones and listen to the translated discussions. Scene changes to Paris, with car traffic on street and Arc de Triomphe in background. Building of the UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization). Japanese representatives get in the building. Meeting in session. Representatives of Japan, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. Japanese representative addresses and shakes hands with the UNESCO president and other members.
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