U.S. Army Air Service Douglas World Cruisers (DWC) in the United States after their first flight around the world. The pilots of the world cruisers Lieutenant Lowell H. Smith and Lt. Erik H. Nelson land at Labrador. The world cruisers circling. The world cruisers afloat inland. A vessel coming towards a shore. Naval officers greet the aviators. At Maine Coast, three world cruisers flying overhead as seen from a ship. A crowd awaiting the fliers to greet them. View of a harbor with the world cruisers flying overhead. A world cruiser coming in for a landing. The world cruiser afloat. Two men standing on pontoons. The pilots as they alight from a naval vessel. Greetings are exchanged. Fliers talk over a radio.
Film opens with aerial view from overflying aircraft, of the aircraft carrier, USS Independence (CVA-62) underway. Scene shifts to Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, Virginia, where a ramp is filled with a variety of aircraft. A pair of Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft are taxiing. View of men in the Control Tower with large radar array in background. Two A-4 Skyhawks approach and one lands as the other goes around. Complete change of scene, to Halifax Nova Scotia, where warships of the Royal Canadian Navy are berthed. In waters off the Grand Banks, the Canadian Navy Aircraft carrier, HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) is seen making way at high speed during anti-submarine exercises.
Under the glare of bright lights in otherwise pitch darkness, German prisoners of war are being taken aboard a British ship during World War 2. Some are wounded on stretchers. Change of scene shows a British Short Stirling bomber being "bombed Up" at an RAF station in the UK during World War 2. Closeup of bombs being transported on dollies. Closeup of a General Purpose 1000 pound bomb. British airmen raising bombs into the bomb bay of a Short Stirling bomber. British aircrew standing in full flight gear in front of their aircraft. One crewman holds up a toy monkey by the tail. Next the last few crew members are seen boarding the aircraft by a rear door. Pilots in the cockpit. Copilot looking back over his seat toward the camera. Tail gunner seen in his position with belt ammunition visible. The aircraft taxiing out from its parking place. Next a De Havilland DH102 (Mosquito II) with radial engines, is seen taking off. It appears to have a special sensor package fastened underneath it. View of the aircraft in flight directly overhead. A Hawker typhoon aircraft taking off and then performing aerobatics overhead. The De Havilland Mosquito II maneuvering overhead. A Supermarine Spitfire aircraft maneuvering overhead. Shift to gun camera footage from numerous British aircraft strafing German ships. Views of British submarines being welcomed as they return from missions. Closeup of the deck gun on one submarine. Battle damage on part of the submarine. The British Royal Navy White Ensign flying at the Conning Tower of a captured German submarine. Closeup of bearded German U-boat officer. Several sailors on deck of a British submarine. Men waving their caps and cheering on shore to welcome returning submarines.
Dramatization. African attendant loads package into oxcart. David Livingstone bids good-bye to his friend, Robert Moffat. Robert Moffat loads David Livingstone’s rifle into oxcart. David Livingstone says good-bye to Mrs. Mary Smith-Moffat. David Livingstone shakes hands with Mary Moffat and politely bow to her. David Livingstone says goodbye to the Moffat family a final time. Mary Moffat waves goodbye to David Livingstone. Mary Moffat pines for David Livingstone outside her house. An African student holds Mary Moffat’s arm and gestures her back to resume lessons. David Livingstone rides an ox, with two African attendants following behind him.
Dramatization. Dr. David Livingstone and African tribal chief chatting with each other while watching a dance. David Livingstone participates in hunting with African tribesmen. A lioness rests under a tree. David Livingstone and hunting party rush towards a hut to get a rifle and other weapons. Hunting party carefully walk to avoid lioness’ attention. African man shoots at the lioness, which narrowly miss the bullet. Hunting entourage disperse, climb up trees to avoid the lioness. Lion mauls David Livingstone, to the shock of African entourage. African attendants watch the mauling from tree. African attendant with rifle shoots at the lioness, saving David Livingstone. African attendants climb down tree, begin cheering, then attend to David Livingstone. Back in Kuruman, David Livingstone gives a flower to Mary Moffat. David Livingstone and Mary Moffat sit together in bench under a tree.
Dramatization. Dr. David Livingstone instructs an African messenger to deliver his letters to the coast. African messenger sets off. An African native report on David Livingstone’s letters to disgruntled expedition members. African attendant sets off to kill the messenger. African attendant stalks the messenger carefully in the jungle. David Livingstone applies shaving cream on his face. Livingstone playfully paints a moustache on the native African boy with shaving cream. Livingstone and the African boy laugh after Livingstone shows his face in the mirror. African attendant burn letters in fire.
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