United States Secretary of Navy inspects 7th Fleet in the Pacific Ocean. The Secretary of Navy Charles Thomas along with U.S. Navy Admiral Royal E. Ingersoll and Admiral Alfred M. Pride on the deck of the Cruiser USS St. Paul (CA-73). Marine guard salutes them. A sailor helps Secretary Thomas to put on a Mae West. The Secretary shakes hands with the two Admirals. There are several sequences of Thomas boarding U.S. Navy HUP-2 helicopters. Helicopter Number 15 is seen on the USS Bennington (CVA-20) preparing to to take him to the St. Paul. Later, he is seen boarding the St. Paul's helicopter number 9 which is to take him back to the Bennington.
Urban renewal in New York City, United States. Old wooden dwelling, still inhabited,with laundry hanging on clothes line, stands in midst of rubble from surrounding construction activity. Steel frame structure of a modern building under construction nearby. A huge mobile crane hoists a bucket of concrete to the top of a reinforced concrete building under construction. Temporary wooden posts support top story while concrete cures. Steel framework of modern buildings under construction. Two trees stand alone in rubble, surrounded by numerous high rise buildings under construction.
Evacuation of personnel from and delivery of emergency supplies to Bludenz, Austria after the avalanche disaster of 13th January, 1954. Rescue team members in a snow covered field. A United States Army Sikorsky H-19 helicopter lands on the field. A dog along with personnels gets off the helicopter. Supplies being unloaded from it. Litter patients being unloaded from the helicopter. A patient being covered with a blanket. Rescue team members carry away the patients on litters. Litter patients being loaded onto an ambulance.
Evacuation of personnel from and delivery of emergency supplies to Bludenz, Austria after the avalanche disaster of 13th January, 1954. A United States Army Sikorsky H-19 helicopter with a sign on it that reads 'rescue'. The pilot and the copilot in the cockpit of the helicopter. They prepare for a flight. The pilot adjusts the straps.
Evacuation of personnel from and delivery of emergency supplies to Bludenz, Austria after the avalanche disaster of 13th January, 1954. Supplies being unloaded from a United States Army Sikorsky H-19 helicopter. Men carrying equipment walk towards the helicopter in a snow covered field. They board the helicopter. A man inside the helicopter with headphones. Another man closes the door of the helicopter. The helicopter lifts off. Men in the foreground. Another H-19 helicopter as men gather at its door. Litter patients being transferred from the helicopter to the top of a cletrack.
Evacuation of personnel from and delivery of emergency supplies to Bludenz, Austria after the avalanche disaster of 13 January, 1954. A United States Air Force Sikorsky H-19 helicopter lifts off. The helicopter hovers above a field and in flight. Officers and civilians consult a map. The Commanding Officer of the 12th Air Force Group, Colonel Robert Rizon, discusses the map with the people of Bludenz. The H-19 helicopter lands as a man in the foreground gives instructions.
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