A group of men roll the Bellanca high wing monoplane, "Columbia,"from a hangar at Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada. Pilot,Captain Erroll Boyd, and navigator,Harry Connor, stand in front of the airplane, discussing their aeronautical chart. Camera focuses on the airplane's rudder, displaying: "NR 237" A picture of of a woman dressed in the U.S. flag, and the word: "Columbia." vertical stabilizer displays a stylized diamond forming letters: "CAL." With engine running, a well wisher shakes hands with Erroll Boyd through the plane window and then steps back as the "Columbia" taxis ahead. The aircraft begins takeoff on a rough, rocky field. (It didn't succeed and they had to try again with manual help to keep the airplane's tail from digging into the ground.) Scene shifts to the aircraft airborne overhead. (Note: fuel problems forced them to make an emergency landing at Tresco, the Scilly Islands, off Cornwall, England, before finally arriving at Croydon.)
17 February 1944, during World War 2, off the coast of Truk Island in the Pacific Ocean. U.S. aircraft from the USS Cowpens (CVL-25) attack the Japanese Sendai class light cruiser Naka. Scenes of the bombing attack on the Japanese cruiser. Explosions on and around the Naka, which turns to starboard in an evasive maneuver.
U.S. aircraft from USS Cowpen attacks a Japanese Destroyer (DD) off the coast of Eniwetok and Truk Island in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Japanese Destroyer fires back at the U.S. aircraft. Strafing attack on a Japanese Freighter at anchor. Strafing attack on a Japanese landing craft. U.S. aircraft combat with the Japanese aircraft. A ship burns and oil fire on the water. Explosions on and around the destroyer.
Scenes of famous tourist destinations and architecture in Berlin, Germany, before World War 2. Views of Berliner Dom also known as the Berlin Cathedral (Am Lustgarten, 10178 Berlin, Germany), and the Altes Museum (Bodestraße 1-3, 10178 Berlin, Germany), also known as the Old Museum in Museumsinsel (Museum Island) Berlin, Germany. The Löwenkämpfer (English: The Lion Fighter) bronze equestrian statue by Albert Wolff in front of the Altes Museum. Double decker buses move in front of the Former Imperial Castle, also known as the Berlin Imperial Palace or City Palace Berlin (Stadtschloss Berliner, Schloßpl., 10178 Berlin, Germany). View of the Reichstag (Platz der Republik 1, 11011 Berlin, Germany). Trams pass by in front of the Brandenburg Gate (Pariser Platz, 10117 Berlin, Germany). A crowd around the statue in front of the Humboldt University of Berlin (Unter den Linden 6, 10117 Berlin, Germany). Police officers stand near cars on Unter Den Linden boulevard. Trams, vehicles and people on the streets of Berlin.
Penguin Island in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. A waddle of penguins moves from the coast of Argentina to the Southern Hemisphere for summers. They move to raise broods. While moving they splash and cavort in the water.
World War II war crime trials in Ludwigsburg, Germany. Defendants on trial for killing seven U.S. airmen captured on Borkum Island after their aircraft crashed there on August 4, 1944. A courtroom at Ludwigsburg Palace. Proceedings take place in the court room. Chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. Prisoners seated in the courtroom. Witnesses and court personnel arrive and leave the palace. Trucks parked outside the palace. The trucks move.
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