U.S. Air Force Sergeant Martin Difrancisco teaches martial arts to young boys and girls near Spokane, Washington, United States. Sergeant Martin Difrancisco teaches Judo to children of Air Force personnel at the Fairchild Air Force Base. Young boys practice judo and others watch while sitting. Young girls seated and practicing judo. He demonstrates karate skills, breaking wooden boards with his hand. He demonstrates control of a Japanese Samurai sword, using it to cut a carrot positioned on the stomach of his assistant, and then on the neck of his assistant, without harming his assistant. People stand and watch his demonstration.
At the start of an air show in Spokane, Washington, during World War 2, a U.S..Army Air Force Colonel introduces Brigadier General James G. Parker, Commanding General of the 4th Air Force, headquartered in San Francisco. General Parker says a few words of greeting. People applaud. The Colonel then introduces Air Force Brigadier General Dale V. Gaffney, Commanding General of the Alaska Wing, Air Transport Command. He also says a few words. Then, (sound only) the Colonel introduces a Major, from Spokane, who had survived the Bataan Death March and also successfully escaped from a Japanese prison camp.
Army Air Force Major Samuel Grashio speaks prior to an air show in Spokane, Washington, during World War 2. He is from Spokane, a survivor of the Bataan Death March, and had successfully escaped from a Japanese prison camp. The Major begins to describe his experiences during the fall of Corregidor and Bataan, during the Japanese invasion at the start of World War II in the Pacific. Unfortunately, the sound stops (purposely ?) as he gets into the details of his story.
Strategic Air Command B-52 parked on ramp at airfield in the United States. A B-47 bomber in flight. A B-52 on takeoff with landing gear still extended. A B-58 Hustler bomber in flight. A KC-97 aerial tanker aircraft in flight. A B-52 refueling from a KC-135 tanker. AGM-28 Hound Dog cruise missile being air-launched by a B-52. Ballistic missiles being launched from Strategic Air Command sites. Radar site. Control tower. A KC-135 taxiing for takeoff. Pilots moving controls in a cockpit. A B-52 taking off. Pilots in cockpit of a B-52. Tail of B-52 number 56-0581 "Spokane, City of Lilac." Airmen engaged in various duties, including avionics, weather, and air traffic control. B-52s taking off sequentially. Logo of the United States Air Force Strategic Air command.
A football match held at Spokane, Washington. The football match is played between the Texas Christian University and the Washington State University. The match in progress. Players at line of scrimmage. A huge crowd seated in the spectator area. The crowd cheers. Texas Christian University's Horned Frogs win with a 21-7 score.
Civil defense exercise attack in Spokane, Washington. A civil defense exercise being carried out to meet the threat of Hydrogen bomb attack. Women technicians at a map as they work to locate the position of the enemy airplane during the exercise. Business center of the city being evacuated and people move out of their homes. National guards patrol the streets. People carrying umbrellas stand in a large group. Chester Brown, Chief Radio Engineer for the city, speaks on phone as the 'all clear signal' is sounded. People walk on street.
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