A film shows the Central experimental laboratories and agriculture grounds in Taiwan during Japanese colonial period. A jeep being driven towards the laboratory. Pineapple during stages of growth from sandbox to open field of huge pineapple bushes. Various fruits grown on experimental farm station grounds.
A freighter ship being loaded at a harbor in Taiwan, during Japanese colonial period. Coconut trees in area. A car being driven on a mountain road. A monument. People enjoy beach and water at sea shore. They play in water. Two women with a young boy play in the water. Small boats anchored at a harbor. A freighter is loading in Takao harbor. Smoke comes out from smoke stack. A net loaded with goods is taken aboard the freighter. Street activities shows traffic on streets. Men riding bicycles. Building on either side of the street. The city hall. A boat in the foreground.
Planes from USS Essex (CV-9) strike Eiko airstrip, Taiwan during World War II. Aerial view of Eiko airstrip, bombs burst on it. U.S. Navy TBF Avenger torpedo bomber in flight. Aerial view of formation of clouds over mountains. Two TBFs and two escorting U.S. Navy F6F Hellcat fighters in flight.
The first Nike-Hercules missile service in Taiwan. U.S. Army Sergeant Gordon A. Cotner talks to members of Chinese assembly team during break period. Chinese mechanics eat as they talk to the Sergeant. Various U.S. Army officers and Chinese mechanics. Nike-Hercules missile being readied for flight test by Chinese assembly team. U.S. advisors watch and evaluate the work. Chief Warrant Officer Michael F. Feehley and John K. Langford Jr. discuss the results. Sergeant Fu looks on. CWO Langford checks out testing progress with Republic of China Army 1st Lieutenant Wang Mu-Shan and Sergeant First Class Chih Meng-Ping. Chief of Guided Missile Advisory team Lieutenant Colonel William H. Deadwyler discusses problems with 1st Lieutenant Wang.
First Nike-Hercules missile service in Taiwan. Chinese mechanics on top of crates carrying Nike-Hercules missile. They open the containers. Fins being removed from the crate under direction of Chinese 1st Lieutenant Lee Kuei Cheng. Chief Warrant Officer James Wheeler stands by.
Site of the first Nike-Hercules missile installation in Taiwan. Beachcraft Corporation Engineer, John A. Stroot, briefs a Chinese and an American officer on operation of the U.S. ARMY MQM-61A drone plane. Mechanic uses a machine to rotate the propellers of the drone. Men near the drone plane.