Tests of non-persistent gas munitions during U.S. chemical warfare tests on San Jose Island, Panama during World War II. A technical group consisting of U.S. Air Force officers, trained British officers and scientists from U.S. NDRC (National Development and Reform Commission) examine CK gas test reports at a table. CK gas bombs are tested on goats wearing U.S. and Japanese canisters. One unprotected goat is also tested. The goat wearing U.S. Army canister is unaffected and rest two goats get killed by CK gas tests.
A sailor, in foul weather gear, leans on the barrel of a heavy gun, aboard a U.S. Navy ship, and looks through a telescope toward a submarine cruising on the surface. U.S. Destroyer, Manley (DD-74) in camouflage paint, at anchor. U.S. Battleship Texas, anchored. U.S. Battleship, Florida, with a support vessel at port side. Starboard view of USS Florida. Forth rail bridge over Firth of Forth visible in distance. In a different location, perhaps the United States, a U.S. Destroyer, with other ships in background, is seen through a cloud of sea birds wheeling about the photographers ship. Periscope of a submerged submarine leaving wake as it moves underwater.
Invasion of Seoul, Korea by U.S. 1st Marine Division during the Korean War. U.S. Marines advance toward Seoul city after they cross the Han River. The marines fire guns at enemy positions. U.S. Air Force fighter airplanes drop bombs over ground targets. Smoke rises from the bombardment. U.S. Marines receive heavy artillery fire by the North Korean People's Army. Wounded marines are evacuated. The marines involved in street fight. They advance after the capture of Seoul. A marine reads an American newspaper about U.S. Marines advance in Seoul. UN (United Nations) troops advance in North Korea after securing Seoul. Tanks, jeeps and trucks loaded with marines move ahead. Soldiers march along a road.
U.S. P-40 Warhawks bomb Japanese positions in Myitkina, Burma during World War 2. Chinese and U.S. officers at an airfield in Burma. U.S. P-40s take off from the airfield to bomb Japanese positions. Formation of p-40s airplanes. They peel off and drop bombs on Japanese positions. Smoke billows up from explosions. U.S. Army General Joseph (Vinegar Joe) Stilwell steps from his C-47 transport airplane (named "Uncle Joe's Chariot") and is greeted by U.S. Army Brigadier General Frank Merrill (of Merrill's Marauders) on an airfield in Kandy, Ceylon, where he is to consult with Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia (SACSEA).
U.S. Airborne forces in World War 2. U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 aircraft, painted in invasion stripes, take off as darkness falls, on June 5, 1944 (night before D-Day) and assemble in large formation headed toward France. Airborne troops seated inside cabin of a C-47. Some smoke cigarettes. One has "Rocky" stenciled on his helmet. One smokes a cigar. An officer stands in doorway of plane and then jumps, followed by his "stick" of troopers. View from ground of parachutes filling the sky overhead. Momentary view of troopers on the ground in Normandy. German troops, taken prisoners of war, marching in a town under guard, with their hands on their heads. Scene changes to post war training of U.S. Army airborne troops. They are seen practicing how to hit the ground. They practice use of static lines in wooden mockups of aircraft; and jump from towers, and engage in actual airborne exercises, at Fort Benning, Georgia. View of war materiel being airdropped from rear of an aircraft. Special parachutes being used to drop jeeps and artillery pieces.
USAF C-123 transport aircraft lined up on airfield ramp. U.S. airborne troopers lined up and boarding several USAF C-130 Hercules transport aircraft. A jeep driving into a U.S. Army H-37 Mojave helicopter. Truck with supplies driving into rear of a C-130 transport. C-130 taking off. Formation of C-130 aircraft carrying airborne troops. Cabin of a C-47 transport aircraft with top (green)jump light illuminated. U.S. paratroopers jumping from the C-47 employing static lines attached to fixed cable in the aircraft. Parachutes seen behind the aircraft. view from ground of paratroopers jumping from formations of C-47 aircraft. U.S. paratroopers jumping from C-130 aircraft. C-130, tail number 56-0842, seen in flight, with a skid of supplies being pulled from its tail cargo door by a parachute. Side view of jeep dropping out of plane pulled by parachute. Numerous views of paratroopers descending with parachutes open. Troopers on the ground carrying bazookas and rifles. A U.S. Army AT-19 in flight, with members of the Army Parachute Team jumping from it to research tactical aerial maneuvers.
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