Technician work on a Boeing XB-47 (Stratojet bomber) at an airbase at Moses Lake, in Washington. The plane takes off from the airbase. The bomber in flight. The bomber lands back successfully.
Water skiers ski in water. Slo MoShun IV wins Gold Cup for its owner Stanley Sayres and racking up a speed boat record mark of 185 mph on Lake Washington in Washington. Scene changes to speed boat racer John Cobb wearing a helmet as his boat "Crusader" is towed out to deeper water. A man talks on telephone. View of boat operated by John Cobb achieving 200 mile per hour speed record, but then the boat appears to explode or destruct completely at the end of the run, and John Cobb dies at Loch Ness, Scotland.
People express their opinion that Mount Saint Helens in Washington will not erupt. A rescue worker refuses to leave the area despite threat to his life. Harry Truman, owner of the Mt. St. Helens lodge, refuses to evacuate. He listens to a player piano at his lodge, accompanied by his cats.
Plane flies over Washington coast and cloudy skies. Olympic Mountains in background. Islands and rocks on coast. Mount Rainier is seen above low hanging clouds.
View from a plane flying over Washington coast. Low hanging clouds over Washington coast and Olympic Mountains in background. Islands and rocks on coast. Mount Rainier is seen.
Rescuers reach the wreckage of a Regina Cargo Airlines Douglas C-49K (DC-3) in wooded mountainside southeast of Vail, Washington. Rescuers examine the wreckage. The registration number (N19941) of the DC-1 is seen. Dead bodies on the litters. Rescuers carry the bodies to an ambulance.
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