U.S. 35th air policemen parked outside U.S. Army FEAF (Far East Air Forces) headquarters in Tokyo. American soldiers emerge from the FEAF headquarters building and line up with their gear on sidewalk across the street. It is raining. An officer reads orders to the soldiers and they get into a truck. An air police jeep backs up. The jeep and the truck pull away. View of top of the building, from which the United Nations and U.S. flags fly.
A dramatization detailing ASR (Air Sea Rescue) of U.S. 8th Air Forces crew members in North Sea during World War II. U.S. PBY Catalina flying boat and B-17 Flying Fortress bombers dropping dinghies on water by means of parachute. Crew members of 8th Air Force rowing a raft with oars. Crew members board dinghy and get underway. High speed motor boat of British Royal Navy rescuing the men aboard dinghy.
Activities of 8th Fighter Air Force Command in Berlin, Germany during World War II. A fleet of United States Army Air Force ( USAAF ) B-24 Liberator aircraft in flight. They drop bombs over German targets on the ground. Explosions on the ground. U.S. fighter command aircraft in Berlin. A fleet of P-51 Mustangs, P-38 Lightnings and P-47 Thunderbolts of the USAAF fly in formation above clouds. United States airplanes destroy German aircraft. Explosions in the air. A United States pilot seated in a cockpit.
American civilians prepare for an air raid drill in Arkansas, United States, during World War II. Duties of grocery store owner Sam Rankin, also includes that of the Air Raid Warden. Sam Rankin speaks with a couple on the street. Flashback scene to United States Army troops marching in formation in France during World War 1. Sam demonstrates how to tie a sling on a broken arm to a family in the city. The Air Raid Warden undergoes training from the fire department. Certificate given to Sam Rankin by the United States Government.
World War 2 air raid drill preparations in Arkansas, United States. Duties of grocery store owner Sam Rankin, also includes that of the Air Raid Warden. Sam Rankin demonstrates how to tie a sling on a broken arm, to a family in the city. Attics cleared in the houses. Sign reads, "National Defense needs waste paper. Save it. Sell it." Water filled in tubs and containers. The Air Raid Warden demonstrates the use of stirrup pump against fire due to bombing. A young boy fills the bucket and a woman pumps the stirrup pump. A family demonstrates the process of using the stirrup pump during fire in the house. A boy sprays water on the site. Sam, in uniform with civil defense armband, shows how to tape glass windows. A young girl wears a dress by herself.
American civilians prepare for an air raid drill in Arkansas, United States. Flashback to 1940 of British citizens gathered in London underground tube shelters during a blitz air raid by Germany over London. A woman distributes snacks to families. Some people at a microphone provide entertainment to the waiting crowd underground during the Battle of Britain. View of aircraft drop bombs over targets on ground. Explosions due to bombing. Back in the United States, Air Raid Warden in his uniform with civil defense armband shows families how to black out basement windows with blankets. Family makes room for basement shelter. Electric gas burners used. Adequate food supplies kept in the basement. One of the room windows sealed to avoid gas entering the room. The curtain dropped quickly over the window when the alarm is raised.
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