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Cold War era Soviet Jet Fighter aircraft and interceptor aircraft and U.S. aircraft of the same period including F-8, F-4, and new F-14
Cold war era film opens with animated slideshow view of latest Soviet Jet Interceptor and Fighter Aircraft. (Narrator mistakenly identifies the Flagon as a Su-11 but it is a Su-15.) MiG including MiG-23 planes developed by aircraft designers Mikoyan and Gurevich (MiG). Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air) Admiral Thomas Connolly discusses the development of United States fighter aircrafts. US aircraft F-8 Crusader landing on an Aircraft Carrier deck. U.S. Navy F-4 Phantom fighter taking off from a Carrier deck. Aerial closeup view of formation of F-4 planes in flight. New F-14 Tomcat fighter aircraft described by Connolly.
U.S. President Harry Truman speaks to press
John Foster Dulles is among White House staff, Secret Service personnel, and members of the press, seated on chairs in a garden of the Little White House, at the U.S. Naval Station, Key West, Florida. Palm trees around. Rattan furniture and adirondack chairs. U.S. President Harry Truman arrives walking across lawn, and dressed casually. He sits on a chair. Several men standing in the background. The men and women take down notes. The President stands up to leave. [ Note: at TC: 00:19, the person in extreme right of frame is Adon Taft, of the Miami Herald's Key West Bureau (wearing bow tie). He shared these observations about Truman and times at the Little White House at Key West: " I walked with him every morning along with 3 or 4 national reporters and a couple of Secret Service agents. He would walk to the Caribe restaurant down near the Turtle Kraals and have a coffee and then go back. He frequently swam in the ocean. He was in good shape, had a good sense of humor, he was down to earth, friendly with the White House press corps, played poker with some of them. He usually attended Sunday services at the First Baptist Church when he was in town. When the presidential yacht was there, the entire crew would attend Youth for Christ rallies on Saturday night and church on Sunday. .Press conferences ended when the president of the White House press corps (Merriman Smith, of United Press International) signaled it by standing and thanking the president."]
United States heavy tank M-26 Pershing in battle in Germany, and U.S. forces in the streets of Paris during liberation
United States heavy tank M26 Pershing fighting in World War II during advance of Allies through France and into German cities. Wrecked buildings and rubble on the roads of French and German cities. Allied forces crossing the Rhine River. M26 Pershing in action in Cologne Germany. Cologne Cathedral spires seen in background during street battles. Germans surrender. Several sign boards on the roads. U.S. tanks, mostly M4 Shermans, roll through the streets of Paris. U.S. soldiers sit on tanks. The tanks roll on square 'Place de la Concorde'. French people celebrate on the streets.
U.S. Marine F4U Corsair aircraft provide close air support to 7th Marine Regiment at Hoeng Song in Korea.
H Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th U.S. Marine Regiment at Hoengsong in Korea, during Korean War. Two Marine F4U Corsair fighter aircraft attack enemy targets in the mountains. Smoke rises due to explosion. U.S. Marine in a parka fires M1919A4 Browning 30 Caliber air cooled machine gun.
Ground crew uses salvaged materials to construct heavy duty crane dubbed 'The Apprehender' at North Field in Guam.
Ground crew uses salvaged materials to construct heavy duty crane at North Field in Guam. The workers use pulley wheels from salvaged navy equipment and parts from planes to build the crane. Tires and construction material are seen. Smaller cranes help in assembling the large crane, which they have name, 'The Apprehender' The designer of the crane observes the work carried out. The crane is tested, and it lifts an entire B-29 Super Fortress and moves it off the runway. The designer of the crane receives cigars and whiskey as payment for winning bets that his crane would work.
Amphibious forces carried by U.S. Coast Guard, at Guadalcanal and in North Africa during World War II
United States Coast Guard operations in World War 2. Underwater views of ship's anchors being weighed, Convoy of U.S. ships in Pacific Theater, in July, 1942. The Attack Transport, USS Hunter Liggett underway, with crews doing amphibious training. Members of the 1st Marine Division aboard USS Hunter Liggett with Coast Guardsmen. Officers confer aboard vessel. Marines read books on ship. August 7, 1942, U.S. Marines begin amphibious assault against Japanese on Guadalcanal. Naval guns bombard Guadalcanal Island. Marines descend from the USS Hunter Liggett, on nets and enter LCVPs (Higgins boats) operated by Coast Guardsmen, to assault the island. Marines hit the beach from the boats. Marines firing small howitzers and advancing on the island. November 7, 1942, convoy of eight hundred ships en route to North Africa. Warships bombard the shore. An officer observes through binoculars. British and American troops descend on nets into LCVPs from Attack transports: USS Joseph T. Dickman (APA-13);USS Leonard Wood (APA-12); and USS Samuel Chase (APA-26). Troops hit the beaches of North Africa, under fire.
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