Activities of Lieutenant Colonel Preston S. Flanagan of U.S. 31st TFW (Tactical Fighter Wing) who flies the same C-47 Skytrain from Tuy Hoa Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War that he had flown during World War II in Africa and Asia. An aerial view of a coastline as seen from the C-47D Skytrain transport plane. Aerial views of a small island, a beach and a U.S. Army supply area. The C-47D lands on an airstrip at Tuy Hoa Air Base as seen from the cockpit.
U.S. 31st TFW (Tactical Fighter Wing) Lieutenant Colonel Preston S. Flanagan flies a C-47 Skytrain aircraft from Tuy Hoa Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The C-47D taxis on a runway, in flight and lands. A U.S. officer poses.
A test of protective equipment during U.S. chemical warfare tests on San Jose Island, Panama during World War II. Simulated chemical warfare shows U.S. troops advancing in a jungle of San Jose. The ability of the troops to wear gas masks for a longer time is tested. The soldiers wear gas masks and apply protective ointment on their bodies. The bodies of soldiers are examined for signs of skin irritation after wearing same uniform for a longer period. A soldier stripped to waist applies an ointment and a mosquito repellent. Mustard gas is tested against impregnated clothing of the soldiers. The soldiers crawl and walk through wooded area.
Tests of non-persistent gas munitions during U.S. chemical warfare tests on San Jose Island, Panama during World War II. Tests of non-persistent gas on ship targets are carried out. A Japanese fleet underway at sea in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Exposed Japanese personnel aboard a ship and Japanese fleet maneuvers at sea help determine the losses of bomb attacks. Expansion of concentrated gas bomb exploding during testing on San Jose Island. A U.S. 6th Air Force bomber aircraft drops bombs on water to determine results. B-24 Liberator bombers in flight. Tests are carried out by dropping bombs over a stationary raft and a barge in water.
A film based on flight operations of U.S. Navy F8U-1 Crusader fighter plane in the United States. An F8U-1 makes a landing approach. The pilot places the defog switch to defog and regulates the cabin temperature switch on the instrument panel. An aerial view of a field. The plane with cruise droop out and landing gear dropped makes a landing approach. An animation depicts landing altitude established. The F8U-1 lands on an airstrip. It taxis and slows down along the airstrip. It makes a crosswind landing. U.S. Army personnel work on the F8U-1 parked on the airfield.
A U.S. Navy officer at the Mauthausen Concentration Camp in Austria after his liberation immediately after World War II. U.S. Navy Lieutenant Jack Taylor from Hollywood, California stands among other survivors and describes his capture, imprisonment and conditions for prisoners at the Mauthausen Concentration Camp.
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