Engine of C-123 starts and aircraft taxiing on flight line. U-2 taxiing towards crew chief guiding it to parking place. Crew chief and another ground crewman bring a ladder to the aircraft and help pilot, Jerry McIlmoyle ,down from the cockpit. They pass a folder to a Colonel standing on the ramp. Pilot,McIlmoyle, converses with the Colonel. View from inside, as Ground crew move the U-2 into a hangar. Workers remove equipment from Q-bay of the aircraft. Guard walking past the hangar. Exterior of hangar at McCoy AFB, Florida, United States.
Two airplanes taxi and take off. U-2 taxies to runway and take off. Airmen removing Pogo wheels from wing tip of U-2 then plane takes off at Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas, United States.
U-2 is pushed into hangar at Laughlin Air Force Base near Del Rio in Texas, United States. U.S. Air Force workers remove equipment from Q-bay (equipment bay) of U-2. Different views of hangar where airmen working with the equipment of aircraft during Cuban Crisis.
Post election condition during 1932 in Dublin, Irish free State. A huge gathering outside a government building in Ireland. Eamon de-Valera is seen. William T. Cosgrave with another official comes out of the building. Police work through crowd in a line and control rioters and agitators.
Bombing by Japanese forces in Shanghai as part of the so-called "January 28 Incident" or "Shanghai Incident." Chinese civilians rush on streets of the Bund during time of attacks by aircraft from Japan. A streetcar goes by and pedestrians quickly cross streets. Japanese Major Harada talks to Japanese pilots of 8th Japanese flying squadron at Japanese airfield. Japanese swift aircraft drops bombs on North Station and destroy ancient native Chapei section of Shanghai, China. Views of wrecked city, dead bodies on road. Civilians leaving in hand carts and trucks. Civilians crossing garden bridge. Chinese troops take up defensive positions behind sandbags in bombed area of city. Bagpipes announce arrival of Argyll and Sutherland Highland Regiments from the United Kingdom. United States Marines present and on patrol at American Concession, guarding the lives of nationals in Shanghai.
First day of the San Francisco Conference of United Nations (United Nations Conference on International Organization). Representatives from 46 nations attended the conference, some can be seen entering the hall. Representatives seated inside the hall. Conference is officially opened by Secretary of States Edward Stettinius. President Harry S. Truman gives a speech.
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