An U.S. Marine handles a captured Japanese gun sighting or artillery sighting device device during invasion of Saipan, Mariana Islands. Marine with captured Japanese light machine gun on the ground.
Views of several different crash sites at U.S. Naval bases in World War 2. Firefighter in protective suit directs stream of foam on smoldering wreckage of what appears to be a crashed low wing single engine monoplane. Several sailors and an officer also help and are seen putting out the last remaining flames. An armed marine guard watches over destroyed parts of an engine, propeller and cowling sitting in a field. In change of scene, an officer directs a firefighter in protective gear as he hoses foam on the wreckage of a larger crashed aircraft. Shallow hole in ground is shown. Another scene shows sailors working around numerous pieces of aircraft wreckage laid out on the ground. Next sequence shows sailors running toward a smoking crash site.A vehicle with flag on it's bumper is parked nearby. Sailors direct hoses on the wreckage and smoke rises from it. Armed Marines walk about the area. The smoldering wreckage indicates this was a relatively small aircraft. In final scene, firefighters in protective gear, without helmets, direct hoses on another crash site. Flames persist.
Plane's Captain and a sailor check oil on engines of a U.S. Navy PBY Catalina amphibian before starting during World War 2. Plane Captain and sailor turn props through by hand in preparation for starting. Engines started on PBY-5 Catalina. This sequence is repeated from different angle. It taxis across the hard ramp, past a sandbagged antiaircraft gun emplacement. The aircraft proceeds down a ramp into the water, where it continues taxiing slowly. In next sequence, it is seen returning again.
Boatwains mate piping guests aboard at quarter deck during change of command of U.S. Navy ship USS Constellation (CV-64) in the United States. RADM (Rear Admiral) and party arrive over bow to quarter deck. F4H aircraft parked on deck edge elevator. Group walks into hangar bay. RADM Louis Kirn and McKay Division arrive with Mrs Kirn. Mrs Kirn passes through and is greeted by Captain Walker. Captain Walker greets RADM Kirn and Mrs Kirn at the quarter deck. RADM and an officer arrive. RADM walks into hangar bay from the quarter deck. An admiral and party arrive and greeted by Captain Walker. VADM (Vice Admiral) Ekstrom gets out of his car on the dock. Ekstrom proceeds around side of a car and up bow. VADM Ekstrom arrives at the quarter deck and after being greeted by Captain Walker and Captain Vejtasa proceeds into hangar bay. VADM delivers remarks from the podium. Captain Walker and Captain Vejtasa seated.
Man in green shirt bents down over top of helicopter's rotor aboard USS Constellation in North Vietnam. Man in purple shirt walks past with a gas hose in his hand. UH-2A helicopter, man wipes windshield down. Man in the far background checks the tail rotor. Man in brown shirt greases fittings on the tail rotor. Man in light flight suit stands up alongside the exhaust of helicopter engine. Man up on a work platform. Man wipes down the wheel struts of UH-2A. Work platform lowered, with two men up around opening of engine compartment. Man in green shirt closes part of the opening alongside the engine. Cockpit area of UH-2A helicopter and helmet on seat. Interior view of UH-2A, looking through doorway. Man in a flight suit simulates the use of aircraft's rescue seat sling and hoist. He places strap around his neck and under his arms. Helicopter's hoist. Words painted on wheel well of helicopter read "USS CONSTELLATION". Words painted on side of helicopter read "City of Tijuana". Men work around in front of UH-2A helicopter.
Two men repair a parachute pack on flight deck next to an aircraft aboard USS Constellation in North Vietnam. Man's hands tying a small piece of thread on side of a parachute pack. A man in green shirt works over the parachute pack and underneath a RA-5C plane. Man lowers a panel underneath the aircraft. He is using a rag to clean after camera mount on RA-5C. Two men in green shirts work underneath the RA-5C and close the little panel to camera mount area. Words read "USS Constellation" and "Navy VAH-12" on a RA-5C. A man in purple shirt up alongside the RA-5C refuels the aircraft and attaches the Fuel hose to side of RA-5C. Two men in purple shirt up along the starboard side of RA-5C as plane is refueled. A-4C plane taxis over flight deck. Man in blue shirt holding onto a tow bar walks along in front of aircraft during spotting. Blast fence is up in the background aft of second catapult. F-4B plane taxis over deck off to right. A-4C plane.
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