The 8th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron in Australia during World War II. A pilot leaves an operations shack for an airplane. The pilot seated with an officer in a jeep driven away from the area. A camera repair tent. A sergeant receives a call for loaded magazines to be placed in a photo ship. A poster in a parachute room reads 'Give it your best'. The pilot receives a parachute and equipment from the parachute room.
The 8th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron in Australia during World War II. Men seated at a desk in a tent. An Operations Officer receives a call from the 5th Bomber Command. He informs the Intelligence Officer of the proposed mission.
The 8th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron in Australia during World War 2 A photo technician at work developing reconnaissance photos in the Squadron laboratory.
A film titled: 'Fighter Photo-Eyes of the Fleet' on the importance of photographic reconnaissance. A board reads: "Composite Squadron Sixty One - VC-61" outside a building of Naval Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California, United States. F9F Panther aircraft in formation fly by. A jeep arrives. A pilot gets off the jeep. The pilot arrives near the building. Men load cameras in an airplane. Interior of an office. Officers seated at a desk in the office. The pilot shakes hands with the officers. They look at a model of an aircraft. The pilot walks with his luggage. A jeep arrives near him. He shakes hands with the man driving the jeep and talks to him. He sits in the jeep. The jeep drive away. Buildings along the sides of a street. The jeep comes to a halt and the man gets off. Man enters building with sign "BOQ Office". Inside a man loads film into a camera. The man seated with other crew members inside a building. An officer instructs them on aerial reconnaissance photography techniques in the classroom. View of three Republic F9F Panther aircraft in formation flight overhead. The man looks at the aircraft. He writes a formula and explains to the crew.
A film on training of navy recruits in the United States. Training films are shown to the recruits. The recruits seated in a theater. A naval officer threads a film projector. In the training film, recruits are seen viewing large caliber shells and loading a 40mm anti aircraft gun. Views of naval recruits playing baseball. One of the recruits carries a dog mascot named "Bone". The naval recruits practice running in formation. The naval recruits boxing with boxing gloves on. A sign reads 'bank'. The recruits enter a bank and ship's store. A poster outside reads, "It's Smart to Salt Away some of Your Pay." Views of a sailor buying a gold watch at the shop counter. Close up of a big band jazz orchestra bass drum reads, "U.S.N.T.C. Great Lakes Illinois." Naval recruits dancing with young women while the big band orchestra plays. View of naval recruit playing a clarinet. The navy recruits cleaning the floor and windows of their barracks in preparation for captain's inspection. A rooster flag flying outside the barracks is the prize for the best inspection. The recruits march. A Navy football game being played. Navy recruits seated in the stadium. The football game in progress. The recruits walk to the recreation building. The navy recruits sitting at the soda fountain and then in the table area in front of a juke box while eating ice cream.
A film on the life of United States Navy sailors aboard ships in the United States. Some sailors talking amongst themselves. Other playing solitaire cards. A ship underway at sea. The ship underway at night. The sailors sleeping in their beds. They wake up early the next morning and get ready. An officer wakes sailors from their beds. They shave. Young sailor with no beard puts on shaving cream anyway. Newspapers on board ship being printed at ship print shop. The sailors read the newspapers. They stand at attention. Officers inspect them. A classroom session for the sailors. Machinists attend a mathematics class. An officer instructs them. The sailors are shown training films. The training films give them information about how to acquire more efficiency in jobs. A sailor welds a metal. Carpenters at work in workshop. Sailors paint railings on deck. Coffee is poured into a mug. Electricians have coffee. Some of the sailors buy things such as pens and perfumes from the ship's store. A sailor collects clothes from a laundry. Other sailors having coffee and soda drinks and refreshments.
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