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Description of North American Air Defense system components and operation
Actor Raymond Massey talks about the nation's need for defense against possible air attack. He walks to a large wall map depicting North America and discusses joint efforts of Canada and the United States to establish an effective air defense system for North America. On the map, lines of radar stations are shown: The DEW line;Mid Canada line; and the Pine Tree line. Other radar installations are highlighted along East and West coasts on land, on towers in the ocean, on picket ships and on picket aircraft. Sites of the SAGE (Semi-Automatic Ground Environment) network of radars, computer systems, and aircraft command and control equipment are depicted on the U.S. part of the map. The headquarters of NORAD (North American Air Defense Command) at Colorado Springs, Colorado is highlighted. Massey points to models of intercepter missiles and long range bombers, on his desk, and discusses their employment. He then speaks of an intricate communications system to tie everything together. This is depicted on the animated map. Views of men laying telephone cable. Underground view of telephone cables. View of telephone microwave tower. Telephone poles and lines along a rural road. A mother and child telephoning the father long distance. Office workers using telephones. Teletype machines and television communications. A ship laying telephone cable at sea.Map depicts lines of communication provided by undersea cables. views of emergency supplies and equipment available in times of disaster. Downed power lines being repaired. Men at a large emergency diesel generator. Underground communication cables being installed by team of tracked vehicles. Remote lines of communication away from possible targets are depicted.
Several views of P-47s and B-17s in flight during World War II in Europe
Two U.S. Army Air Force P-47s fly past overhead. Clouds in background. Aerial view, from below, of U.S. AAF B-17s in formation overhead. Brief glimpse of a B-17Flying Fortress in flight. Clouds behind it. Scenes filmed incident to making of "Combat America," during World War 2, in England.
Airplanes in flight overhead the ship convoy underway in the Pacific Ocean.
The sea voyage of the victory ship Hannibal Victory from San Francisco to the Philippine Islands during World War II. The ship convoy underway in the Pacific ocean. Men aboard the ship. Two airplanes in flight overhead. A man standing at the deck of a ship. The airplane in flight overhead. Men giving signals using the blinker lights. The U.S. flag flying at the mast of the ship.
New United States Ambassador to West Germany Walter C Dowling arrives at the headquarters of USAREUR in Heidelberg, Germany.
New United States Ambassador to West Germany arrives in Heidelberg, Germany. The headquarters of United States Army, Europe (USAREUR). U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, Walter C. Dowling arrives in a car at the headquarters. Soldiers and officials greet him. He is being greeted by U.S. Army General Clyde D Eddleman. The Ambassador and General take a salute and review the honor guard. The two men shake hands with the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) officers. Flags flying atop a flag pole.
Paratroopers of the 8th Division, 504th Airborne Regiment jump from the C-130 in flight in France.
Activities of the U.S. paratroopers of 8th Division, 504th Airborne Regiment during Operation Fer De Lance in Pau, France. Men gathered on the field. Airplanes in flight overhead. Paratroopers preparing equipment for jump and loading into U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules in Germany. They board the airplanes. The airplanes in flight. Interior of the airplane. Paratroopers seated inside the airplane. Radar screen in the airplane. Pilot at controls of the airplane. Paratroopers jump from the airplane and descend towards the land with the help of parachutes in France.
The USS Enterprise (CV-6) under attack during the Battle of Santa Cruz in World War II.
U.S. Naval fleet in the Pacific Ocean during the Battle of Santa Cruz Island in World War 2. Deck crewmen gather near U.S. Navy SBD Dauntless aircraft, with damaged tail, and push it aft on flight deck of USS Enterprise (CV-6). Flight deck crews begin respotting aircraft on the deck. Smoke rising from an enemy bomb strike aft. The carrier taking evasive action, as shown in its wake. Smoke-covered flight deck aft and section personnel falling to prone position as enemy aircraft strafe the ship. Tracers seen across the deck. Enterprise antiaircraft guns firing and puffs of black smoke from flak filling the sky. Some of the ship's antiaircraft guns firing level at Japanese aircraft attacking low over the water. An attacking Japanese airplane makes sharp climb behind the Enterprise, which continues evasive maneuvers in the water. Heavy cruiser USS Portland (CA-33) visible astern of Enterprise.
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