Views of Washington DC, United States prior to the presidential inaugural parade of Richard Nixon. Buses moving in and out of an area. High school band members leave the buses. Traffic along a street.
USS Essex (CV-9) underway in Manila Bay, Philippines during World War 2. F6F Hellcat of VF-9 flies past the Essex at low altitude for a gear check. Its landing gear is malfunctioning and can't be extended. The pilot is cleared to make a gear-up landing on the carrier. Next he is seen making a well-controlled touchdown near the beginning of the flight deck. Then the aircraft slides along the deck almost halfway, veering slightly to the right as it comes to a halt. It appears relatively undamaged except for a bent prop (and surely some underside damage). Deck crewmen rush to assist the pilot and bring fire extinguishers to bear on areas around the hot engine. An F4F, taking off during the emergency, veers off the side of the flight deck, but manages to continue safely. Meanwhile, deck crews continue to assist the pilot and safely secure the accident site.The pilot, apparently unhurt, is escorted as he walks away from the airplane.
Activities at the U.S.First Air Depot in Colombey-les-Belles, France during World War 1. A Spad XIII biplane fighter is parked in front of a canvas hangar, containing two French airplanes (painted with blue-white-red tail fin flashing). Mechanics pull the prop through on the Spad but have trouble starting it. Two of them take turns and finally get the engine started. A group of mechanics and soldiers push a Spad XIII up to and into a tattered Bessoneau hangar with an officer supervising. Row of Salmson 2A2s in background.
A police officer directing traffic on crowded street in New York City. Pedestrians and shoppers crowd sidewalks at a corner of 5th Avenue. City of Chicago. View of Michigan Avenue, at the Art Institute of Chicago. Busy area with trolley cars, traffic, and pedestrians at West Madison and State streets. Pedestrians crossing Madison Street. A newsstand at the corner. Elevated rail train in the Loop area of Chicago. Foot of a bridge with center lanes and turnaround reserved for trolley cars. At a level below, several World War II era airplanes are on display. Fiery displays created by molten steel being poured in a steel plant. An overhead crane moves a heavy glowing ingot of steel. Steel fabrication operations in a manufacturing plant. Views of various manufacturing operations in the United States. Men and women workers in manufacturing and production assembly lines. These scenes represent potential targets in the event of war, during the cold war.
Soldiers of the 36th Infantry Division, their shoulder badges clearly visible, in central France during World War 2. The soldiers at the front. They sit behind knolls and in foxholes. A soldier watches through binoculars. Others holding rifles are seated. Signalmen fix telephone wires. Smoke rises from bursting of shells from behind the lines. A road behind the front. A Sherman tanks moves past. The tank is driven up and a GI gets aboard. The soldiers watch as the tank moves past. Trees in the area. Soldiers standing around and sitting on roadside watch as tanks move past. Smoke rises from busting of shells in the field below. The soldiers look at the smoke. GI relaxes next to road sign for Baudoncourt 2km.
P-47s of the 86th Fighter Group, distinguished by their bright red and white striped enpennages, are seen in operation at the Poretta Airfield, Casamozza, Corsica, during World War 2. Several P-47s (with razor back canopies) are seen parked on the field. One P-47 takes off and another lands.
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