B-29 Superfortress sets new distance record. B-29 Superfortress aircraft lands at Washington DC's Bolling Field (Anacostia). Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial visible in distance. The B-29 had completed a 35 hour trip from Guam, for 8198 miles, completing a new distance record by implementing new cruise control techniques. Colonel Clarence S. Irvine and crew members get off the plane. General Henry Arnold ("Hap" Arnold), Army Air Force Commander congratulates Colonel Irvine and crew members. People crowd near the aircraft. General Arnold pins the Distinguished Flying Cross medal on the Captain and crew members.
Holiday Parade at Central Park in New York. Civilians stand on either sides of the street. Helium-Inflated balloons in the air. Young children watch the balloons and wave. Decorated Santa Claus lane. People stand at lane. Santa Claus on a decorated float. Hollywood star Jack Benny on a float. A sign reads 'Jack Benny'.
A transport plane lands at the Caribbean airport. A man gives signal. General Eleanor Roosevelt visit America for the first time. Eleanor Roosevelt with General William Shedd. American flag waves in air. She inspects garrisons in Puerto Rico. Mrs MacArthur christens the Australian destroyer Bataan at the Australian shipyard. She wishes the Australian workers.
Chiefs of Allied Invasion Command at the headquarters in England. American General Dwight D Eisenhower meets the soldiers. Military supplies put into action. Trucks, Jeeps and mechanized equipment are assembled. General Montgomery, Deputy Commander General Arthur Tedder and General Eisenhower see new equipment in action. Artillery fired. Aircraft in flight. Paratroopers in sky. General Montgomery, Master of air tactics, General Arthur Tedder and Liberator of North Africa, General Eisenhower. (World War II period).
Italy during World War II. Italian soldiers and civilians on trucks with flags. Italian army, soldiers in jeep. King Victor Emmanuel III with other Italian officers. People crowd outside a building. General Pietro Badoglio poses in a balcony. Civilians on road. Soldiers clean up ground for new buildings. Construction of tunnel, bridge and buildings. Young children run towards water. Construction of a road. A ship with Italian soldiers and officers. People crowd on port. Progress of the Italian Air Force and Navy under Mussolini. An Italian navy fleet underway. Guns on the naval ship deck. Naval warfare, bombardment and explosions in the water. Italian pilots stand before trimotor bomber aircraft. Aircraft in flight. Italian soldiers stand beside artillery. Soldiers march with rifles. Soldiers in tanks during the parade. A soldier salutes.
Nazi Kreisleiter Franz Strasser on trial in Dachau, Germany, before a U.S. Army military commission, for the shooting of unarmed United States Army Air Force flyer prisoners on December 9, 1945. Other officers and soldiers in the courtroom. Defendant Franz Strasser is questioned about landing of an American plane, call to the police, the American flyers in custody of Police Chief Lindemeyer, and Strasser's knowledge of whether the flyers were unarmed. Frans Strasser answers the questions through an interpreter. Commission officers and United States flag seen on stage. U.S. Army commission judge delivers the commission verdict of guilty, and states that Strasser is sentenced to death by hanging. The interpreter reads aloud in German the verdict and sentence to Strasser. (World War II period).
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