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U.S. aircraft makes repeated attacks against a military compound in Korea.

U.S. aircraft flies over several sites where buildings are burning as result of air attacks. It then makes repeated attacks, strafing and launching rockets at a military compound in Korea. The entire area is snow covered.

Date: 1951, January 5
Duration: 60 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051933
Supplies loaded into aircraft C-124 under series of Operation Deep Freeze missions to Antarctica.

Tail section of aircraft C-124. Small D4 tractor can also be seen hauling a sled of supplies to the C-124. Man walks across in the foreground. Tucker snow cat being hoisted into C-124. Stern view of D4 tractor backing up to snow sled loaded with supplies, pushing it under the fuselage of C-124 for air drop at South Pole. Group of men under C-124 handles cargo on sled. VX-6 aircraft parked along the runway. Two men stand on sled hooking up slings to cargo. Cargo chutes lifted into C-124. D4 tractor in the background.

Date: 1956
Duration: 2 min 42 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052038
Man emptying coffee cups outside GCA unit.

During U.S.Navy's Operation Deep Freeze, in Antarctica. A man stripped to waist emptying coffee cups outside Ground Controlled-Approach (GCA) unit. Navy R5D-3 aircraft of Military Air Transport Service parked in the background. Man goes back into unit.

Date: 1956
Duration: 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052040
MATS C-124 and Navy R5D aircraft operating in Antarctica during Operation Deep Freeze

During U.S. Navy's Operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica. A tracked vehicle moves on snow in front of Observation Hill. (This area would become Mcmurdo Station.) A Military Air Transport Service (MATS) C-124C Aircraft taxis down sea-ice runway and turns around to takeoff . It makes makes a long takeoff roll and breaks ground with slow rate of climb, churning up a fog of snow in the process. . Small weasel with small trailer with fire extinguisher on it. Navy R5D Aircraft in the background taxiing for take off. R5D taxis. Yellow fuel truck is seen. R5D makes a jet assisted takeoff. Flame is seen from the JATO bottles under the aircraft during takeoff roll and much trailing smoke, as the aircraft breaks ground with a high rate of climb.

Date: 1956
Duration: 2 min 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052043
Captain McCreery gives explanation about aerial photography and reconnaissance.

Captain McCreery speaks while looking at reconnaissance film on light table. Captain speaks about aerial photographs which is product of aerial reconnaissance. He further adds that aerial reconnaissance means looking for the enemy from air. This imagery is used by USAF, VNAF and U.S. Army. 13th Reconnaissance technical squadron interprets this imagery. He talks about various methods of reconnaissance. (Vietnam War period).

Date: 1966, November 30
Duration: 5 min 57 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675052047
Dr. Hugo Eckener addresses crowd upon arrival of the Dirigible Hindenburg (LZ-129) at Lakehurst New Jersey.

Crowd gathered outside offices of the Zeppelin Transport Company at a building in Lakehurst Naval Air Station, upon arrival of the German zeppelin dirigible, Hindenburg (LZ-129) following its flight from Germany. A commercial bus is parked ready to transport passengers from the Hindenburg. A photographer sits on the bus roof. Crowd listens to Dr. Hugo Eckener, of the Zeppelin Company, who just arrived on the Hindenburg. After speaking, Dr. Eckener struggles through the crowd to enter the office. Sign overhead reads, among other things, 'German Zeppelin Transport Co' and 'American Airlines Inc'. Arriving passengers leave the office and make their way, through the throng, to the bus. Several speak to reporters on their way. The name: "Pulion and Shirla Bus Company, Inc." is painted on the siide of bus, as well as lists of places it stops, including:Lakewood, Point Pleasant, and Madison Square Garden.

Date: 1936, May 9
Duration: 3 min 18 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052060