Flight crew members of U.S. Navy Squadron VP-1 (later changed to VP-21) sit in front of a Squadron PBY-4 for group photo before departing on a deployment (likely to Pearl Harbor). They disperse. Sailors are seen kissing their wives and girl friends goodbye. The Squadron aircraft is pushed down a seaplane ramp and departs, followed by others, one at a time. Friends and family wave as they depart. Aircraft numbers seen include 1-P-4; 1-P-6; and 1-P-10. A huge warship is seen behind the departing PBYs in several concluding scenes. The Squadron PBYs all display the insignia of a white elephant standing on a cloud holding a bomb with its trunk. The PBY-4 aircraft are distinguished by propeller spinners and flat hatches on their sides. The location appears to be North Island NAS, at San Diego.
Infantrymen of U.S. 36th Infantry Division, 143rd Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Company 'F' in Leimersheim, Germany. Infantrymen cross Karls Canal in pontoon rafts to take position on the Rhine River outside town of Leimersheim during World War II. Infantrymen walk through woods at Karls Kope Island after crossing canal. Two infantrymen in prone position look through trees. Shoreline of an opposite riverbank. German pillboxes on east bank of Rhine River. Several infantrymen in pontoon raft cross canal, disembark, walk to a Jeep, and receive their food.
Film begins showing a map off Japan highlighting notable places including Mount Fuji, Tokyo Bay, cities of Tokyo, Yokohama, Shimoda, and Oshima. View from a ship in Tokyo Bay, heading toward tall island in the distance. Scene shifts to a dozen women in traditional kimona dress singing and dancing on a bluff overlooking the water. A colorful horse circles about in the background as the women dance. Next, two women dressed in traditional kimona, carry large trays on their heads. Glimpse of three farmers with a horse. Views of heavy waves and clouds at waterfront. Strong wind blowing snow off a mountain peak. A speeding steam locomotive pulling a train along the shore of Tokyo Bay. Mount Fuji in the near background.
Battle of Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. Slate in Japanese says "Iwo Jima" and "battle clouds approaching." Animated map of Iwo Jima. Waves crash against rocks on shores of Iwo Jima. Japanese pilots board fighter aircraft and take off. Air raid siren sounds on Iwo Jima and Japanese soldiers on Iwo Jima ready their antiaircraft guns and prepare to fire. Guns being fired in the skies overhead at American bomber aircraft (unseen). Trail of bombs exploding on Iwo Jima as bombs from American bombers hit the island.
A U.S. Army helicopter gunships being readied for a mission, at Soc Trang, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A sign reads 'Welcome To Viking Island, Home Of The Blue Diamond, Devils Of The Delta'. A UH-1B Iroquois helicopter parked at the base. The fronts of the helicopters display a big blue diamond with a caricature of a Viking holding a machine gun under each arm spouting flame. These belong to the 13th Aviation Battalion, 121st Assault Helicopter Company of Tigers and Vikings at Soc Trang, Vietnam. (Tigers had lift misssion and Vikings were gunships.)
U.S. Army Air Force ( USAAF ) B-29 Superfortress bombers in flight over the Pacific Ocean soon after World War II. Interiors of a B-29 Superfortress bomber aircraft in flight shows a U.S. army cameraman taking motion pictures. B-29 Superfortresses in flight. A formation of B-29s above the clouds. Aerial view of a Pacific island. A B-29 aircraft in flight.
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