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Use of artificial lightning equipment in Project Thunderstorm, and radar operations supporting project and its aircraft

Tug tows Northrop F-15 Reporter into hangar in Minneapolis, Minnesota to be instrumented for Project Thunderstorm. Various scenes of electrical equipment used in making man-made lightning, including a generator made up of hundreds of transformers, and a connected massive generator for producing high voltage. A large oscillograph is shown along with a smaller oscillograph designed for airborne use. A scientist is seen inside the giant generator. Artificial lightning tests are made on canopy of the F-15 occupied by a scientist, and the canopy remains intact following lightning strike. Lightning rods are attached to lightning-vulnerable nose, tail fin, and wing tip locations of the Project Thunderstorm aircraft. Pilot climbs into canopy of F-15. Airborne F-15 project aircraft seen in flight headed toward area of dark clouds. In Ohio at Clinton County Army Air Field, a project officer (AAF Captain) describes how search procedures of the pilot, weather observer, and radar observer are coordinated and key locations of radar and cooperating facilities at Jamestown and the Clinton County Army Airfield. Large radar antenna revolving on top of large tower, scanning for signs of thunderstorms. Radar antenna scanning vertically, near Quonset huts. Command center inside a quonset hut with project personnel at radar scopes and thunderstorm and aircraft positions plotted on large plexiglass screens. Technician adjust motion picture camera that photographs radar scopes every four seconds. Operator at vertical measuring instrument, showing reflected returns from targets, on July 18, 1947. View of operator at plan position indicator radar scope showing weather returns on June 6, 1947. Ground Control Approach (GCA) truck located near end of airfield to guide landings of Thunderstorm aircraft. Radio operators sitting at radar scopes inside the GCA unit. P-61 makes GCA approach and landing in good weather, to maintain skills needed when weather is bad. Briefing officer at blackboard cites radio channels to be used for various purposes. View of AAF aircrews in audience.

Location: Ohio United States USA
Date: 1947
Duration: 8 min 13 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675034362
Japanese aerial view of Ford Island and locations of various United States Navy warships during Pearl Harbor attack (WW2)

A Japanese Navy official reads a speech about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II. Aerial view of Ford Island in Hawaii. Aerial view showing the locations of USS Maryland, USS Pennsylvania, USS California, USS Oklahoma during the Pearl Harbor attack. Wheeler Army Airfield in flames. Animation shows statistics on United States Navy warships destroyed by the Japanese forces in Pearl Harbor.

Location: Pearl Harbor Hawaii USA
Date: 1941, December 7
Duration: 3 min 31 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Japanese
Clip: 65675080628
American musician and band leader Phil Spitalny and his all-girl orchestra play selections from 'Oklahoma' in the U.S.

American musician and band leader Phil Spitalny and his all-girl orchestra performing in the United States. A girl standing on a stage and speaking about a performance. The girls play several musical instruments including accordions, violins and trumpets. A man directing the orchestra. The girls singing on the stage. The wordings of the songs are shown with the help of an animation.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1944
Duration: 5 min 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675076463
Urbanization process and development of automobile in United States

Depiction of 1889 Oklahoma land rush with a mass of claim seekers racing across land on horseback and in covered wagons to claim land. Reenactment of frontier claim seekers submitting their claim papers to a clerk in an office. Actual footage of pedestrians and traffic on a busy city street in the very early 1900s. Reenacted scene of early horse drawn trolley or street car. A man and woman riding on a tandem bicycle built for two. Early but reenacted footage of people on a bicycle built for four riders. Actual footage of a very early automobile race in the 1910s or 1920s. Views of a Ford automobile assembly line with new vehicles being assembled. The body of a new car is lowered into position on the chassis. Wheel rims run down a track into place on an assembly line. A car operating on a street.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1915
Duration: 2 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048137
Cotton and rice fields and grapefruits orchard in Texas, United States.

Cotton and rice fields in Texas. A house and trees in the background. Grapefruits orchards in the area. A man stands holding a basket full of fruits in the orchard. Winter wheat in Oklahoma. A horse in the farm. Men on a vehicle load cotton.

Location: Texas United States USA
Date: 1942
Duration: 43 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028176
Men working and keeping a watch on air disturbances with satellites and radars in the United States.

A documentary on occurrence of a tornado in Wichita Falls, Texas. Wrecked cars and rubbled equipment. Cars parked along street sides. Rescue workers, Red Cross workers and volunteers come to help the victims. They carry wounded on stretchers. Officers discussing amongst themselves. They look at a chart. They speak about coordination with the National Weather Service. A man seated in a car talking over a radio. Exterior of the National Severe Storms Forecast Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Men working inside. They keep a watch on air disturbances with the help of satellites and radars and issue tornado watches and tornado warnings when needed. An officer seated at a desk. He speaks about working of the radars and the satellites. He looks at satellite pictures on a TV screen. Exterior of the National Severe Storms Laboratory of NOAA in Norman, Oklahoma. Cars parked outside the building. A man inside the laboratory speaking about the working of a radar.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1979
Duration: 5 min 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675076793
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