USS Monterey (CVL-26) leaving the Brooklyn Navy Yard where she was outfitted for Operation Magic Carpet, to bring U.S. troops home from Europe after World War II. The USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) with her crew visible on deck, leaves the Brooklyn Navy Yard for a shakedown cruise. USS Franklin D. Roosevelt passes under the Brooklyn Bridge after departing from the yard. Sailors on the ship deck. Several wide views of skyline of New York City buildings and skyscrapers. The ship on its way to the Caribbean.
Arrival of British Commissioners to the War Council in Washington DC. Union Station decorated with Allies colors in honor of their arrival. United States Secretary of States Robert Lansing welcomes British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour and other British Commissioners. The party accompanied by military escort proceeds to Breckenridge Long's home which will be occupied by Arthur Balfour. British Commissioners leave the State Department building to meet U.S. President Woodrow Wilson.
United States airmen wearing Mae Wests (life jackets) walk towards a U.S. Army Air Force C-47 Skytrain aircraft during World War II. Crew members board the aircraft parked on a runway. The airmen get inside the aircraft with equipment. A pilot seated in the cockpit. Two airmen converse with each other. An army jeep in the background. One of them wears an identification bracelet. The pilot pins a memento inside the cockpit and looks out of the window. He speaks to one of the ground crew member.
A United States Army Air Force P-47 Thunderbolt arrives on a runway for landing in Germany during World War II. The aircraft crashes on landing. An army jeep with airmen rush for rescue. U.S. airmen inspect the aircraft. The pilot of the P-47 Thunderbolt inspects the aircraft.
United States GIs on a field in Germany during World War II. The GIs go inside mess tents. A U.S. Army Air Force C-47 Skytrain aircraft taxis on a runway in the background. Weekly rations being distributed to the soldiers.
United States Army Air Force C-47 Skytrain aircraft drop supplies and paratroopers in Germany during World War II. The aircraft fly in formation. Smoke screens on the ground laid down by the Germans. Aerial view of green fields on the ground. U.S. Army Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress in flight. Paratroopers descend from C-47 Skytrain. A fleet of aircraft fly away after dropping parachutes.
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