Convair B-36 Peacemaker parked at Walker Air Force Base, New Mexico. The aircraft taxis and takes off with trailer stairs in foreground. View of Thule Air Force Base on ground.
Airman works inside office at Walker Air Force Base, New Mexico. The Convair B-36 Peacemaker aircraft taxis and takes off with trailer stairs in foreground. View of Thule Air Force Base on ground. He enters Captain Blake's office. Captain Blake seated on desk speaks over phone and looks at a sheet of paper.
King Frederik IX of Denmark and wife Queen Ingrid of Sweden, receive a royal welcome in Godthab (Nuuk), the capital of Greenland. They walk along a raised platform and receive gifts from local citizens. Queen Ingrid receives a local costume from two women dressed, themselves, in traditional garb. A Greenland Girl Scout, in uniform, presents a purse to the queen. King Frederik IX speaks to the gathering of people seated on chairs facing the platform. In a change of scene, The King and Queen step from a car to attend a ceremony. The Queen wears the Greenlandic national costume, which is shown by the camera, as the Royal couple sit for the event. Greenlanders in a stadium cheer them.
Native Inuit people of Greenland seen on beds in Greenland. An outdoor porch lined with beds and women in the beds. A nurse tucks a child into bed with his mother. Other beds are occupied by Greenland native women. Inuit men, women and children watch an animated comic movie about Humpty Dumpty. View of faces of smiling Inuit men, women, and many children as they watch the movie in a makeshift theater.
Colonel Charles Lindbergh and his wife survey air route in Greenland. They stopped on their aerial trip to study the flying conditions. Iceberg seen in water. Several native people of Greenland aboard a vessel. Colonel Charles Lindbergh and his wife, pilot kayaks. Native people of Greenland celebrate his visit.
Major General David William Hutchison arrives to present Legion of Merit award in Greenland. Major General David William Hutchison, Comrade 9th Air Force comes out of the C-130A plane and welcomed by officers at Sondrestrom AB, Greenland. Major stands past the sign board of Mess Hall recommended by Duncan Hines, Sad Sack and Kilroy. Building and facilities at Dye site in Greenland. Major General presents award the Legion of Merit to Lieutenant Colonel H Turk, Comrade 61st Troop Carrier Squad. The medal on parka.