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Scenes of U.S. Army Air forces operations on Adak Island during the Aleutian Islands Campaign of World War II

As film begins, organ music is heard. Camera pans across tops of tents showing sky above. Scene shifts to a Chaplain conducting Sunday services in the open. A soldier plays a field organ as soldiers and airmen participate in the service. Closeup of the Chaplain kneeling before a makeshift altar where objects are placed to facilitate communion in a mass or service. Complete change of scene shows airmen arranging bombs for loading aboard an open truck that then backs up to an airplane, into which they are loaded. Narrator notes that these are all purpose bombs weighing 250, 500, and 1000 lbs, respectively. Closeup of a 1000 lb bomb in foreground marked "GP 1000 lb AN-M44." Airmen arnorers install fins and fuses before loading the bombs aboard the aircraft. An airman loads belts of machine gun ammunition at a gun turret of the airplane. others load guns elsewhere on the aircraft. Closeup of pilots being given final briefing about the mission, before departure. Narrator notes that the mission will involve two flights of B-24s and one of B-17s. Planned altitudes and routes of the bombers are drawn on a map in colors. They are to attack a Japanese installation on Kiska Island. Fighter support is described. A Flight crew assembles near their B-24 Liberator bomber. Closeups of individual crew members waiting on the airfield ramp. Scene shifts to fighter pilots who will be accompanying the bombers. They converse in front of a row of fighter aircraft. They are wearing flotation gear over their flight suits. The area is paved with Marsden matting (pierced steel planking). Closeups of men in the group, including: Lieutenant George I. Rudell, Lieutenant Holy P. Mail, Lieutenant Lial A. Bean, Major Willson Aston, Lieutenant Henry J. Strencops and Colonel Jackson.

Date: 1943
Duration: 5 min 21 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675057602
Wounded Marines are air evacuated in Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II.

Allied invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. Wounded Marines lying on stretchers are loaded aboard an aircraft. A walking wounded is helped to board an aircraft. A soldier loads shells in an 81 mm mortar. The mortar being fired. U.S. Navy F4F Wildcat and TBM Avenger aircraft strafe Iwo Jima. Litter patients being loaded onto an aircraft for evacuation.

Date: 1945, March 7
Duration: 2 min 18 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675057730
A NAM meeting and U.S. naval and air forces advance in preparation for World War II.

The United States on alert in the beginning of World War II. A National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) meeting. The NAM President talks addresses the group. He talks about the national defense requirements and ways to meet the mass production. The Pratt & Whitney aircraft engine plant in Hartford, Connecticut. Workers in line arrive for work. Men work to manufacture engines for American bomber and fighter aircraft. Manufactured engine parts stacked in stands. U.S. Navy Curtiss-Wright CW-22Bs in flight. A naval task force underway at sea below. The ships advance amidst explosions.

Date: 1940
Duration: 2 min 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675057831
U.S. Army Air Forces Aviation Cadets in basic training..

In opening scene, hundreds of Army Aviation Cadet candidates are seen running in formations.This consumes most of the film. Next, they are seen lined up outside their quarters and practicing Judo throws, in pairs. Later, some run on a track around the field as others gather in the center of the field and play football.

Date: 1941
Duration: 1 min 16 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675057899
U.S. Army Air Forces Aviation Cadets in basic training physical exercises.

In opening scene, hundreds of Army Aviation Cadet candidates in formation are seen engaged in calisthenics. They perform several different types of exercises, starting at attention and moving their arms forward, then to their sides and down. After doing a number of repetitions, they begin doing numerous "Jumping jacks" combined with deep bends to the ground. They conclude their exercises with a number of squat pushups. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)

Date: 1941
Duration: 1 min 58 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675057900
U.S. Army Air Forces Aviation Cadets in basic training perform calisthenics

In opening scene, hundreds of Army Aviation Cadet candidates are seen in formation with hands on their hips. They perform calisthenic exercises, principally Jumping Jacks, which the camera shows from several viewpoints. This activity dominates the remainder of the film. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)

Date: 1941
Duration: 52 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675057901