USS Essex (CV-9) underway in Manila Bay, Philippines during World War 2. F6F Hellcat of VF-9 flies past the Essex at low altitude for a gear check. Its landing gear is malfunctioning and can't be extended. The pilot is cleared to make a gear-up landing on the carrier. Next he is seen making a well-controlled touchdown near the beginning of the flight deck. Then the aircraft slides along the deck almost halfway, veering slightly to the right as it comes to a halt. It appears relatively undamaged except for a bent prop (and surely some underside damage). Deck crewmen rush to assist the pilot and bring fire extinguishers to bear on areas around the hot engine. An F4F, taking off during the emergency, veers off the side of the flight deck, but manages to continue safely. Meanwhile, deck crews continue to assist the pilot and safely secure the accident site.The pilot, apparently unhurt, is escorted as he walks away from the airplane.
U.S. President Richard Nixon visits Guam and Manila in the Philippines. President Nixon travels in an army jeep along a road. President Nixon and Guam officials walk past troops lined up at an airport. The First Lady of the United States Pat Nixon descends from Presidential aircraft and walks with President Nixon. A crowd gathered to welcome President Nixon. President Nixon delivers a speech. Filipino officials, troops and crowd at Manila International Airport to welcome President Nixon. Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos greets President Nixon and Mrs. Nixon. President Nixon and Filipino officials walk past troops.
U.S. President Richard Nixon visits Manila, Philippines. Trucks loaded with men move. President Nixon's motorcade moves ahead. A sign reads 'Landing on Moon'. Flag waving children lined up along a street. President Nixon walks through a cheering crowd. President Nixon and the First Lady of the United States Pat Nixon with others at Malacanang Palace.
U.S. President Richard Nixon visits Manila, Philippines. Malacanang Palace as seen from the Pasig River. Boats sailing on river. Interiors of Malcanang Palace shows Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos delivering a speech from a podium. He shakes hands with President Nixon. President Nixon speaks from the podium.
United States President Richard Nixon in Manila, Philippines before taking off for Jakarta, Indonesia. A crowd behind a sign that reads 'Bon Voyage Pres & Mrs Nixon'. U.S. officials walk past troops lined up. President Nixon walks with Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos followed by the First Lady of the United States Pat Nixon and Mrs. Imelda Marcos, wife of President Marcos. President Nixon and Mrs. Nixon arrive near an aircraft at Manila International Airport where they are greeted by Marcos' children Imee, Bongbong, and Irene. A band plays in honor of President Nixon.
At start of film, Camera pans over a field of Manila Hemp plants in the Philippines during occupation by the Japanese in World War 2. Camera shows views along path in the fields with hemp plants towering on either side. Filipino workers use cutters on long poles to harvest the tall plants. They cut large ones at their bases and slice strips of their barks into long thin pieces. Glimpse of a Japanese soldier observing the work. Next, Filipino workers transport the hemp in a wagon to a processing shed. Filipino workers further process the hemp into longer thinner strands and place them on horizontal poles to dry. Closeup of a man separating strands of hemp. Next, workers are seen shaking the strands outside a building. View of workers moving bales of hemp on hand carts to a scale where they are weighed and labeled. Closeup of a labeled bale.
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