U.S. Army Air Forces VIII Fighter Command Operation in the European Theater during World War II. An attack on parked German fighter aircraft Focke Wulf (FW 190) by 1st LT. C A Fiedler from 335 Squadron, 4th Fighter Group. Several parked FW 190 strafed on the ground as the U.S. figher receives incoming fire. German aircraft hangar in background.
Vietcong Tet Offensive underway in Saigon, Vietnam during Vietnam War. A burned out truck on a narrow street in Saigon. U.S. Army soldiers duck for cover behind the wrecked truck. Trees on either side of the street. A U.S. soldier who is badly burned and wounded is being treated by other soldiers on the street. He is placed on a stretcher and then into an ambulance for evacuation. Another wounded soldier is placed on a litter. American soldiers and military police at the roadside. They hold rifles.
Welcome of Americans by Czech civilians in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia, in final days of World War 2, in Europe. Czech civilians welcome and wave to the U.S. Army forces as they pass through the city streets. Buildings seen in the background. Two Czech policemen standing side by side smilng. German prisoners are marched through Pilsen. A horse cart moves along with the prisoners. Crowd boos them and shakes fists at German POWs. U.S. Army GI kisses a blonde Czech girl. Crowd cheers Americans. Tanks rolls through city. Crowd cheers happily.
Activities at Clark Air Base in Philippines. A U.S. Air Force pilot and a copilot fill a flight plan. Traffic pattern charts are hanged on a wall. They use pocket calculators.
Welcome of U.S. NASA astronaut Scott Carpenter in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The fourth U.S. astronaut to probe the outer space and the second man to orbit the earth, astronaut Scott Carpenter disembarks from a plane. His wife and children welcome and greet him at an airport. He waves at the civilians as his motorcade moves through the streets. At the Manned Spacecraft Center other members of the Project Mercury team gather. Astronaut Carpenter receives the Space Distinguished Medal. He addresses journalists at a press conference organized in his home town Boulder, Colorado. At the conference he elaborates on the details of the flight.
Aerial views of post-earthquake El Marj, Libya. Victims search the wreckage for their possessions, following the earthquake. United Nations, British and U.S. government assistance includes airlifted tents to shelter the homeless. A U.S. airmen is seen assisting injured earthquake victims. Libyan Prime Minister, Muhammad Osman Said, is seen visiting the victims. Victims pose for a picture in front of tents.
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