Development of transportation in Europe after World War 2. An ocean-going ship is seen plying the waters of an estuary. A white tower is seen with moving radar antenna on top. A radar operator works in front of radar screens in the control room. He wears headset and microphone. Narrator notes how radar helps navigation in crowded estuaries like the Scheldt. Captain onboard ship ostensibly speaking to the radar operator. Another radar antenna rotating rapidly. A British European Airways (BEA) Vickers VC. 1 Viking airplane at Schiphol Airport (Evert van de Beekstraat 202, 1118 CP Schiphol, Netherlands) in Amsterdam. Glimpses of European airlines using the Douglas DC-3 aircraft such as the Belgian SABENA, Polish LOT and Scandinavian Airlines (SAS). A TAP Air Portugal (Transportes Aéreos Portugueses) DC-6 parked, and a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij) DC-6, named the “Vliegende Hollander”, taxiing. An Air France Sud-Est SE-161 Languedoc 4-engine aircraft, taxiing. View of control tower and related buildings at the airport. A person marking a carton for air delivery. A man loads parcels from his automobile trunk, into a Scandinavian Airlines DC-3 aircraft. Venue shifts to Orly airport (94390 Orly, France) in Paris, France, where a DC-6 airplane sits in front of a terminal building. Airport staff prepare to welcome a dignitary, including uniformed brass band seated at an awninged pavilion, and a military honor guard. A DC-4 aircraft parked in nearby background. A party welcomes the President of France, Vincent Jules Auriol, arriving on an Air France Lockheed Constellation airliner. A large contingent of Army troops are assembled in formation to honor the arriving President. He strolls across the ramp, accompanied by a French general and an admiral, among others. He climbs stairs of the pavilion as the band plays La Marseillaise (National Anthem).
Aircraft carrier USS Philippine Sea underway in the Sea of Japan in the Pacific Ocean. The aircraft carrier is refueled by another aircraft carrier. Men working on the ship. A control tower in the background. Airplanes on the flight deck of USS Philippine Sea. Pilots stand near an airplane.
An international jewelery exhibition in Spain. 'Aduana' written on the top of a building. A man enters the building. People gather inside the building to watch the exhibition. Precious jewels from many countries are displayed in the exhibition. Spanish models display the jewelery.
A football match played between the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy teams in Philadelphia. A large crowd gathered at a stadium to watch the match. Cadets and midshipmen march on the ground. The crowd cheers. The match in progress. People cheer and applaud. The navy team wins the match 14-2. Aerial view of the stadium and the cheering middies.
A U.S. Navy training film titled 'The Airship Fundamentals, Principles and Operations' on the working of airships. View of a sea in the United States. Anti submarine search is a problem. An airship can search enemy submarines in the ocean. A submarine underway. An airship in flight overhead. 'US Navy' written on the airship. It consists of anti submarine devices. Interior of the airship. A man looks through an instrument. A crew inside the airship.
From a U.S. Navy training film in the United States on the working of airships. Explanation of aerostatics and fundamental principles of an airship is given. They are explained with the help of a balloon. Men aboard the balloon. The balloon ascends. The upward and the downward movement of the balloon is explained. An airship is like a free balloon. Functions of rudder, elevators and other parts of an airship are explained. Helium is used to inflate the envelope of the airship. Men work nearby.
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