USS Intrepid (CV-11) aircraft carrier underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War II, near the Ryuku Islands, in support of operations on Okinawa. U.S. Navy sailors on the deck of the aircraft carrier with fire hoses. Sailors work to extinguish fire after a Japanese kamikaze aircraft crashed into the ship. Smoke rises from the carrier. Men clear wreckage of the aircraft. Intrepid's 20 mm guns fire at enemy planes.
U.S. Destroyer ship, USS Drayton (DD-366) in camouflage paint, underway off Okinawa in World War II. Crew members crowd her decks as she sends a man,by high line transfer in large enclosed canvas sling, to nearby heavy cruiser USS Salt Lake City (CA-25). View of the transfer from the cruiser. The Drayton moves away. A Vought OS2U Kingfisher scout plane lands in the slick of USS Salt Lake City and bounces about in rough water. View from the Salt Lake City of Japanese shells, from shore battery on Marcus Island, falling into the sea. Momentary view of Lieutenant Commander, Eddie Peabody and his troupe, entertaining sailors aboard the Salt Lake City in port at Ulithi, on Nov. 11, 1944.
A series of views filmed from the USS Essex (CV-9) of the USS Hancock (CV-19) after she was struck by a Japanese Kamikaze aircraft on April 7, 1945, off the coast of Okinawa, during World War 2. Opening scene shows the Hancock almost completely enveloped by smoke. Camera pans across the ship. Subsequent scenes show smoke abating somewhat. View from flight deck of the Essex, of the Hancock steaming away, from the Essex. Brief view of four Japanese aircraft in flight, low overhead, and seven more at high altitude. Sailors line edge of the Essex flight deck looking at black objects in the water. Scene shifts to earlier sight of the Hancock burning., as viewed from a position on the island of the Essex, occupied by an officer and some sailors, wearing headsets. It shows heavy black smoke rising from the Hancock. The Battleship, USS North Carolina (BB-55) appears briefly in the background, upwind of the Hancock. Another view shows the Essex flight deck where sailors watch as the Hancock maneuvers. More scenes fairly closeup of smoke enveloping the Hancock.
Three clocks show time in Washington, DC, local, and destination (Moscow). National Security Advisor, Henry Kissinger seen with members of his staff. White House Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman huddles with his assistant, Dwight Chapin and another staff person. Radio messages being transmitted from the aircraft communication center. Controls and displays shown at various flight crew positions in the cockpit.
A German military officer speaks from an outdoor podium at the start of the CISM (Conceil International Du Sports Militaire) International Military Games in Munich, Germany. Military officers from the participating nations stand alongside. Camera moves back showing a low building in background (with several spectators on the roof). A flag pole is on the lawn. a fairly narrow dirt path crosses the scene. Some athletes in red athletic uniforms stand near the building. All present are quiet and attentive during these opening remarks. The speaker steps from the podium and stands next to another officer. Technicial holding a microphone gets in the way of the camera as it focuses on a German uniformed military band playing on the edge of the lawn. Numerous balloons rise skyward, from behind the band, as musicians play. The band finishes and they all lower their instruments in unison, at a signal from the director
Military athletes parade at opening of the Summer Military World Games in Munich, Germany, conducted under the aegis of CISM - Conseil International du Sport Militaire, i.e. The International Military Sports Council. Balloons are seen rising into the air. Military officers from several nations stand in front of a building, as military athletes march past. The first group are in red and orange athletic garb. The remaining are in military uniforms. A person carries an identifying sign in front of each group. (These are not readable because of the camera angle or blurring.) A German military band plays as the military athletes parade. Commercial television cameramen are seen at the end of the sequence.
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