Gha'leh Morghi Airport in Tehran, Iran during World War 2. American pilot, smoking a pipe and wearing a seat pack parachute, approaches a Curtiss P-40 airplane (tail number 42-9992) displaying Soviet markings. As he climbs into the cockpit, we see that he wears a cap with so-called "40 mission crush," and sun glasses. He hand cranks the canopy closed. A line of P-40 aircraft are seen alongside a taxiway and the runway. Two men ride in a small tractor along the taxiway, as a Douglas A-20 Havoc aircraft takes off from the runway. A North American A-36 Apache aircraft takes off. Bell Aircobra and Curtiss P-40 parked with other aircraft at side of runway as an airplane is seen on final approach in distance. Elsewhere on the airfield, near hangars, a Douglas A-20 Havoc is parked near a Bell Aircobra, a P-40 and several British Hawker Hurricane aircraft. Closeup of the Douglas A-20 Havoc seen earlier in the film. A mixed cluster of parked aircraft with mountains in background. A line of Hawker hurricane aircraft, an airport building in the center, and a Curtiss P-40 on the right, with mountain in background. A soviet sentry stands guard near a large single-engine aircraft with extreme up-swept wings.
A jeep procession on the road during Tehran Conference in Iran. U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt's jeep leads the procession. Snow covered mountains in the background. Buildings of Camp Irmimad in view. Soldiers in attention as the jeeps pass. The convoy stops. Band plays National Anthem. Officers salute. (World War II period).
A jeep procession on the road during Tehran Conference in Iran. U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt sits in a jeep. Snow covered mountains in the background. The convoy stops. Band plays National Anthem. Officers salute. The jeeps restart and the convoy continues. The jeeps pass the soldiers standing in attention. U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt's jeep leads the procession. (World War II period).
Patients stand in front of a hospital in Tehran, Iran. U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt sits in a jeep. The jeep stands in front of the hospital. Snow covered mountains in the background. Jeep procession continues along the road. U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt's jeep leads the procession.
Trucks and a horse cart on the road in Tehran, Iran during World War II. View of a monument possibly depicting Reza Shah Pahlavi, the first Shahinshah of Iran. Hafte Tir Square, also known as 25 Shahrivar Square before the revolution. Pedestrians cross the street. A Reza Shah equestrian statue stands on the square in front of the modernist Ganz building, also known as the Qanab building, purportedly designed by Roland Marcel Dubrulle. Closer view of the building and its windows. Pedestrians walking outside the modernist building.
Mohammad-Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, enters a hall at the Niavaran Palace (Tehran Province Tehran District 1 Niavaran St, Niavaran Square, Iran) in Tehran. He is resplendent in his uniform. The Shah presents awards to uniformed officers who bow and kiss his hand. He strolls past a line of bowing officers and stops to chat with members of the diplomatic corps. In a different setting, the Shah is accompanied by Empress Soraya, who carries a bouquet of flowers, as they walk through a dining hall where children are seated at long tables. Plates of food are set before the children, who are seen applauding.
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