Allied railroad guns of World War 1. Crews working on 520 mm railroad gun. Brief shot of a 305 mm railroad gun. Crew elevates barrel of 14-inch U.S. naval gun configured as a railroad gun for the AEF. This is at an industrial site and many spectators watch as the gun's movement is demonstrated. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
A man cuts the grain with a scythe and another man picks up stalks. A man with a scythe in his hand talks to another man in a field. Manual harvesting takes place. A different farmer uses a horse driven mechanical reaper to harvest crops in the farm field.
Steel plates fabricated for use in ships and submarines. Submarines are seen at dockside. A large ship is launched, not yet outfitted. Observers watch from small boat. A destroyer cruises by at high speed, smoke billowing from its stack. A heavy cruiser fires guns. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Manufacturing of aircraft in United States World War I. Lumber cut and piled. Men weigh, inspect and conduct various tests on lumber before using it in airplane manufacturing. Workmen push wooden planks placed on flatcars in to a kiln and close the door. A man opens the door after ten days and smoke emerges. Seasoned lumber on flatcar rolled out and men work on lumber in equalizing shed.
During NATO Exercise Cirrus, in 1951, a formation of three C-119 aircraft of the U.S. 443rd Troop Carrier Group are seen high above the Gilze Rijen Air Base in Holland. They descend and land at the airfield.
Exercise Cirrus, an air exercise for the Allied air forces in Central Europe, that ran concurrently , part of the time, with Exercise Jupiter, a three-day, French-directed war game involving Allied forces in Europe (principally Germany). A band and honor guard are seen prepared for the arrival of senior air commanders at Wiesbaden Air Force Base, West Germany, involved in Exercise Cirrus. Glimpse of C-47 aircraft lined up on the field. A United States Air Force C-54 transport aircraft taxis into the airfield ramp with engines one and four shut down. A North American T-6 Texan training aircraft is seen in the background. The C-54 circles to where a greeting committee of Allied Air Force officers is standing. Closeup of the aircraft door being opened and a rolling stairs being placed at the doorway. Inside of door displays insignia of States Air Forces Europe (USAFE). Exiting the aircraft is Lieutenant General Lauris Norstad, commander in chief, of USAFE, with headquarters at Wiesbaden, Germany. (On April 2, 1951 he assumed additional duty as commanding general of the Allied Air Forces in Central Europe under the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Powers in Europe.) He is accompanied by General Bjarne Øen, Chief of the Norwegian Air Force. As they descend the stairs, they are greeted by a group of officers including: Major General Truman H Landan, Deputy Commanding Officer, USAFE ( United states Air force in Europe ), Lieutenant General Robert W Harper, Commander, U.S. Air Force Air Training Command, Colonel Rich, chief of Staff 12th Air Force and Colonel Roberts, Commanding Officer Wiesbaden Air Force Base. After mingling and conversing, Generals Norstad and Oen and their escorts exchange salutes with the color guard. A car arrives and Norstad and Oen step into it and and drive away.
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