Vought F4U-4B aircraft, of U.S. Navy Fighter Squadron VF-114, Carrier Air Group Eleven (CVG-11), take off from the aircraft carrier USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) during the Korean War. F4U form up and proceed to attack enemy ground targets. Pilots seated in the cockpit. Gun camera footage shows their attack, bombing and strafing bridges, roads, waterways, railroads, trucks, locomotives, etc. One strike produces a huge dense black cloud of smoke. They employ bombs, rockets and strafing gunfire.
3rd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment troops leave Humboldt Bay, Hollandia (present day Yos Sudarso Bay, Jayapura, Indonesia) for the Philippines during World War II. A truck convoy of 3rd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment troops. The convoy advances to the docks at the Humboldt Bay, Hollandia. The infantrymen are seated on the trucks.
Agricultural progress motivated by the demands of World War II production in the United States. American farmer holding raw hemp for making rope. Farmers in Kentucky or Tennessee harvesting hemp to replace sources lost in the Philippines due to war in the Pacific. Hemp seed harvesting in southern states. A bag of hemp seed. Thick planting of the seeds yields straight, long fiber hemp plants. A boy on a farm stands next to tall hemp plants. A tall harvester attachment is seen cutting the hemp plants at harvest. Workers tie hemp plants in bundles and stack them for breaking. Hands of a man shown tearing and testing strong hemp fibers on a dried hemp plant stalk. Butter and milk bottles stacked closely in a cooler. Large metal bins of eggs are shown. Exterior view of a factory for egg drying. A tank truck parked outside the plant containing broken raw eggs to save space. Large dryers are shown producing a dried golden yellow powder from the eggs. Factory worker sits at a vibrating table that shakes and sifts the dried egg powder and loads it into bags. Scrambled eggs cooked in a pan over a stove. View of raw dozen eggs and packaged box of dried eggs side by side. The small box of one dozen eggs weighs only 5 ounces. View of a wooden barrel that holds the dried equivalent of 5000 eggs. Cows graze on a field. A milk tank truck parked at a drying factory. Cans of dried milk move on a factory assembly line. A machine applies a lid to each can. A wall of 15 gallon barrels of dried milk are shown, each containing the equivalent of 150 gallons of raw milk. Blocks of cheese shown in a dairy case display.
Civilian life in Vietnam early in Vietnam War. Animated earth revolves. Map shows area of Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and the Philippines. Terrain in Vietnam. Fishing boat up to the beach. Beach area. Bombed bridge over a river. Villagers walk on a pathway. Roadway leading through heavy foliage. Children build a pen towards the back of their home. Children who are 4-H club members and a boy. Two villagers carry coconuts.
Flight operations aboard USS Valley Forge (CV-45) in Pacific Ocean during the Korean War. A U.S. Navy Sikorsky H-5 (HO3S) helicopter comes down to the deck and lands on the deck of USS Valley Forge. The U.S. carrier ship 'Philippine Sea' (CV-47) underway.
View of the first three U.S. B-52 bombers (of a force of 15) landing at U-Tapao Airbase, Thailand on April 10, 1967. These bombers hit targets in Vietnam on their way to U-Tapao. (The entire force arrived during the period from April through July, 1967, on temporary assignment from the Strategic Air Command 4433rd Bomb Wing at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam.) The B-52s are under the command of the SAC 3rd Air Division. The aircraft land with wing flaps down and deploy drag chutes to slow their ground rolls.Officers of the 4258th Strategic Wing,and Royal Thai Air Force greet the arriving aircrews. The event is recorded by photographers, along with newsmen from Japan, Thailand, United States and Philippines. (Vietnam War period).
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