Children gathered in room listen to a woman speak about dental health. Large model of teeth with oversized brush is used to demonstrate proper tooth brushing technique. CU broom sweeping floor in a corner of a room. Closeup of scouring pan with a brush.
Woman pointing to crew member names written on the side of the Memphis Belle. Damage on top of plane from previous missions. Message written either on a bomb or inside the plane reads, "Bomb Hell out of them for us!!" Other messages written include, "Armorer Sgt. O.C. Champion Ill," "Crew Chief M/Sgt. Joseph M. Giambrone PA," "STUKA," "Tech Supply B'Ville OKLA," and "Peggy Davis Orange, Calif." Star on side of Memphis Belle. "SALLY" written on side of B-17 below two swastikas.
B-17 crew members, possibly those associated with the Memphis Belle, meeting with an officer as they plan their mission. The officer shakes hands with the crew as they sit down at a table. A crew member demonstrates flight strategy with his hands. Officer writing in report while a crew member looks at a map. Smiling crew member drinks coffee and smokes while again using his hands to show airplane flight. Crew smoking cigarette in front of poster that warns about "a careless word" causing death. Two crew members playfully fighting over a rabbit's foot. One of them kisses the rabbit's foot before putting it into his brief case. Close up of officer speaking to men.
A procession of royal limousines enter an air field. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother approaches the Memphis Belle B-17 bomber. Brief shot of ceremony honoring the crew of the B-17 flying Fortress Bomber, "Memphis Belle" during World War 2. with aircraft and crew intact.) Lieutenant General Jacob Devers, reads a citation. Other officers seen include Commander of U.S. 8th Air Force, Major General Ira Eaker, General Devers. and Captain Robert K. Morgan, pilot of the aircraft.
Survivors of German U-Boat attacks off the USA coast during WWI are given tickets by an officer as they disembark from a ship. Survivors massed on pier. A crew of sailors stand in front of their encampment. A short sailor smiles as he smokes a pipe. View of destroyer in harbor. Men, probably more survivors, exit from the hold of a ship. Men, woman, and children walk together through a train yard. Women and children pose with officers. Three children seated together, one wearing a sailor's cap. Brief shot of the U.S. Capitol building dome in Washington at night.
The use of blimps to attack U-boats during World War 2. A bomb is positioned below an airship for loading. Blimp takes off from airfield. Interior view of blimp cockpit and engineering space. View of blimp propeller foreground against landscape. View from behind pilots through blimp canopy at ship in water below. Shadow of blimp cast on destroyer underway at sea. Aerial view of ships at sea. Blimp pilot at helm adjusts heading. Blimp radio operator. POV bombs away view of bombs dropping through blimp bomb bay door towards water below. Explosion in water. POV of explosions in water seen through blimp bomb bay door. Aerial view of bomb exploding in water.
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