A fleet of Fighter-Bomber aircraft (Lockheed P-38 Lightning) of the United States Army Air Force in flight over the South Pacific Ocean during World War II. The 339th Fighter Squadron of the United States Army Air Force intercepted and shot down Imperial Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto in 1943. Three Lockheed P-38 Lightning fly together. One by one, the three aircraft tilt to the right downward. A fleet of Lockheed P-38 Lightning flying in formation near the clouds as seen from an aircraft’s side window. Three Lockheed P-38 Lightning aircraft went up to a higher altitude vertically in unison.
The United States Army Air Force pilots of the 339th Fighter Squadron, who intercepted and shot down Imperial Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto in 1943 during World War II. Captain Tom Lanphier, is seated under an aircraft, cleaning his goggles. View of Captain Lanphier, smiling. Another United States Army Air Force Pilot, Lieutenant Rex T. Barber, wearing helmet and goggles, adjusts his straps. Another pilot, Lieutenant Besby Holmes, leaning his back on an aircraft, adjusts his helmet and laughs. Lieutenant Douglas S. Canning puts on a life vest and smiles. Lieutenant Delton Goerke chews and smiles as he looks at the camera. Lieutenant Julius Jacobson adjusts his helmet and smiles. Pilot in cockpit gives an “OK” hand gesture facing the camera before closing the cockpit canopy. Another pilot salutes facing the camera before closing his cockpit canopy.
Steel used for ship building and war materiel manufacture in the United States during World War 2. Shipbuilding at a dock. Sign says “U.S. Naval Advance Base Depot”. A steam locomotive pulls a 16 inch naval gun from a war production factory. Men move newly made Navy torpedo via overhead conveyor. Men building torpedoes in a factory. A huge engine is being lifted by an overhead crane. War production workers on factory floor building items for U.S. Navy. A United States Naval officer speaks with a factory executive. Narrator mentions importance of scrap metal for use in ship building. The launching of the Iowa-class battleship, USS Wisconsin (BB-64), in the Philadelphia Navy Yard on December 7, 1943. Assisted by Rear Admiral Melo F. Draemel, Mrs. Margaret Roche-Goodland, wife of Wisconsin Governor Walter S. Goodland, successfully breaks a bottle of champagne over the ship's bow. The USS Wisconsin starts down the dry dock during launch.
Bodies of Polish victims of the 1940 Katyn massacre during World War II. A corpse found from the 1943 exhumation of the mass grave. More remains of Katyn massacre victims. Exhumed corpses lie on the ground. A man shows the corpse of a Polish military officer. Men digging and carrying a corpse on stretcher. A man uncovers a corpse. The man inspects the corpse’s wallet for identification. Polish banknotes and identification papers on wooden table. Pictures of family members and identification cards belonging to Katyn massacre victims. Thousands of corpses exhumed in Katyn Forest. The Red Cross flag is also seen.
Opening scene shows a U.S. Information Agency (USIA) secretary provides a couple in Germany with information about American schools. Views of students in Saigon, South Vietnam, attending USIA English language classes. View of London, England, showing the Art Deco BBC Broadcasting House at Portland Place (Portland Pl, London W1A 1AA, UK) and All Souls Church, Langham Place (All Souls C of E Church, 2 All Souls' Pl, London W1B 3DA, UK). A man is seen delivering a can, containing the USIA monthly film documentary, to the BBC. View of Broadcasting House of BBC in Marylebone, England. In Iran, a Douglas DC-4 passenger plane takes off, carrying newspaper reporters and Iranian officials to look over an American technical assistance project which is seen from the air. In Tokyo, Japan, a man working in a private publishing company begins translating an American book. The book is open on his desk and contains an illustration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. A page of the book, written in Japanese, is shown being reproduced on a type of mimeograph machine.
Television discussion about United States- Latin American relations in United States. Frank Carlucci is the guest who answers the questions of the people regarding this topic. Maria C Siccardi presents the show. A question is asked from Buenos Aires regarding the United States support for Contras, Reagan's degree of responsibility in Iran- Contra affair. Frank gives the answer.
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