Demonstrations by the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Ocean. Aerial torpedoes are demonstrated in sham battle trials. An aircraft in flight. Aerial view of the ocean. The aircraft drops automatically propelled shells. Splashes in water.
A film on the life of American astronaut John Herschel Glenn Jr. He was the first American to orbit the earth in 1962. Unmanned experimental flights. Launch of a spacecraft. Astronauts at work. Training of the astronauts. American astronaut Alan Shepard in a spacecraft. The Mercury-Atlas 6 mission underway. Men work on a spacecraft. Preparation for the launch of the spacecraft at Cape Canaveral in Florida. The spacecraft on a launch pad. Astronauts prepare for the spaceflight. Men at work in a building. The Mercury-Atlas 6 Friendship 7 spacecraft is ready to be launched. John Glenn prepares for the flight. The spacecraft on a launch pad. A U.S. flag on the spacecraft. Glenn takes his position in Friendship 7. The countdown begins. People gather and look at the spacecraft. Glenn in the spacecraft. The spacecraft is launched. Vapors rise from the bottom of the spacecraft at liftoff. It ascends towards the sky. Technicians establish contact with Glenn. Views of mission control stations and countdown clocks. United States Air Force missile range instrumentation ship Rose Knot underway as it follows the course of the spacecraft.
Production of Research Safety Vehicle (RSV) mini cars in the United States. NBC Newsman Jim Vance reads the news about a safety car produced by the United States Department of Transportation. He speaks about the features of the car. The RSV car moves along a street. The car on a ramp during a crash test. An airplane parked in the background. Secretary of Transportation Brock Adams talks about the car. He speaks about the technology used in the vehicle. Steering wheel of the RSV car. People look at the car.
U.S. troops in France during World War II. Damaged houses in an area. A flag on a pole. Soldiers aboard a truck. A soldier climbs up an electric pole. The troops string telephone wires between Gourbesville and Amereville. Horse carts, jeeps and trucks driven along a street. Some of the soldiers walk.
U.S. troops in Carentan, France during World War II. Officers and men of the 101st Airborne Division in a town square. Soldiers stand in formation. Buildings in the background. The soldiers are awarded medals. French civilians watch from the windows of a building.
German prisoners are marched near Braunau am Inn, Austria during World War II. Thousands of German prisoners march across a field. They march under the guard of U.S. 80th Division. Civilians watch as the prisoners march. Trees along a street. Military vehicles parked on the street.
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