U.S. Army chief of Staff, General George C. Marshall, steps from his C-54 transport airplane and is met by Lieutenant General Albert C. Wedemeyer, as he arrives in Shanghai, china, right after World War 2. (He has been dispatched to China by President Truman, in attempt to facilitate peace between the the Chinese Nationalists and the Communists.) Marshall, Wedemeyer, and an American diplomat, salute as an honor guard (not seen) presents the colors. Scene shifts to a small motorcade through Shanghai. Chinese police and U.S. Military Police, have set up lines to control large crowd of American service personnel in uniform who gather to greet General Marshall as he enters the Cathay Hotel.
A U.S. Army Air Forces C-54 transport follows a jeep to park at airport in Nanking, china, capital of the Nationalist Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) Government of Chiang Kai-shek. Chinese Air Force P-51 aircraft are seen parked on the ramp in background. General George C. Marshall, on Presidential mission to facilitate peace between KMT and Communists, steps from the airplane and is greeted by Chinese Generals Shang Chen; Ho Yin Chin; and U.S. Lieutenant General Wedemeyer and American Ambassador to China, Patrick Hurley. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek personally escorts General Marshall to a waiting staff car.
Water Borne missile A-3. A motor boat of the U.S. Navy moving in water. A huge bomb placed in the boat. The operator of the boat, U.S. Navy personnel, stands on land. The operator controls the boat remotely with a joystick controller in his hands. Boat moves on water at high speed. (World War II period).
A review of remote controlled weapons of the U.S. Army Air Force. A Glide Bomb suspended from a roof in a laboratory. A B-17 bomber of the U.S. Army Air Force takes off. Glide Bomb dropped from plane. A straight flight taken by bomb towards its target leaving behind a smoke trail . Bomb falls on ground. (World War II period).
U.S. Army Air Force at a base in China-Burma-India Theater during the World War II. B-24 bombers of the U.S. Army Air Force take off a runway at their base in India during WWII. A number of planes take off as ground staff watches. Each plane has a unique identification number. Bomb dropped at enemy position. Planes among the clouds.
U.S. Army Air Force combat operation in China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. B-24 bombers of the U.S. Army Air Force flying above enemy positions drop bombs on them. Bomb falls towards its target leaving smoke trail behind. Explosion and smoke on the ground. Planes among clouds. Each plane has a unique identification number.
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