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Various U.S. Navy seaplanes in training operations prior to World War II

U.S. Navy P2Y-1 Ranger amphibian plane being taxied on a ramp at Pensacola Naval Air Station. It takes off with one crewman standing in open cockpit, behind the wing. The Ranger flies overhead and drops a bomb on a target marked in the water. A crewman standing in an open seaplane cockpit, attempts to make celestial observations. A PBY Catalina is launched and takes off. Formations of Catalinas in flight. A Naval Aircraft factory N3N torpedo seaplane is seen flying low over the water. View inside cockpit of crew member pulling lever to release the torpedo.t.

Date: 1938
Duration: 1 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028335
U.S. Army Air Forces repair and re-fly a battle-damaged B-17 after an emergency forced landing in World War II

Film opens showing a large formation of U.S. Army Air Forces B-17 bombers flying high overhead as they return to bases in the United Kingdom, during World War 2. Closeup of one plane shows Triangle tail code of the 97th Bombardment Group, and tail number 42-23383. View looking past tail tunner turret towards numerous aircraft in a formation. Scene shifts to view from a B-17 of black flak clouds from German anti-aircraft guns. A B-17 in flight with flak damage to a wing, and another with a destroyed left tail stabilizer and elevator. Closeup of feathered right inboard engine on a B-17 in flight. More views from behind the formation, and looking straight up at passing B -17s overhead. View looking down at a B-17 approaching for landing. Closeup of both right engines feathered on a B-17 in flight. (Narrator states an aircraft named "Stella" had three engines inoperative and was unable to reach the field to land.) Army Air Forces controllers communicating by radio with crews of aircraft. View from ground of the B-17 ("Stella") coming in for a crash landing in an oat field, with landing gear not extended. Closeup from cockpit, of number 3 engine running and number4 feathered. View from inside the aircraft as it crash lands. View of it in the field. It displays tail number 42-5910 and a "G" tail code in a white triangle, identifying it as belonging to the 40th Bombardment Wing, 305th Bomb Group at RAF Grafton Underwood Trucks are seen carrying mechanics and technicians to the crash landing site. Next, the B-17 is seen surrounded by repair crews. It is sitting in a cleared area and its landing gear is intact. Closeup of the aircraft's flak torn fuselage. A severely damaged gun turret on the ground next to the aircraft. Section of cockpit sitting on the ground. Views of mechanics working in their portable shops as they make repairs to the B-17 aircraft. Machinist running a lathe in one of the portable shops.View from ground of the mechanics at work on the aircraft's engines, as engineers employ earth-moving equipment in the background to create a temporary runway to facilitate takeoff. Closeups of the earth-moving equipment at work. More closeups of mechanics working to restore the aircraft. Some work on an engine suspended from an A-Frame. Closeup of two mechanics, one of whom displays images of a Lockheed P-38 lightning fighter aircraft and a B-26 Marauder aircraft on his jacket. More views of eath-moving operations. Closeup of a mechanic being moved by crane as he guides a propeller into place on the B-17. Closeups of mechanics affixing propellers on the plane. View of engineers employing surveying instruments as they ready the emergency strip for the B-17's takeoff. Closeup of the aircraft ("Stella") surrounded by seated mechanics, as she is about ready to fly again. View from behind spectators, including local English people, as the aircraft engines start. The repaired B-17 taxis onto the improvised air strip, and raising lots of dust as she takes off. Glimpse of local people waving as the aircraft becomes airborne.

Date: 1942
Duration: 3 min 32 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028381
Dramatization: Samples of toxic compounds to be used for the eradication of Boll Weevils tested in United States.

Dramatization: Calcium arsenates spray to combat Boll Weevils in United States. Proctor, a farmer reads newspaper with his wife. He reads news about the eradication of Boll Weevils. He shows the news to his wife. He visits the laboratory. He discusses the matter with Mr Owens who is a Government expert and helps the farmers. Samples of calcium arsenate are examined at the Department of Agriculture laboratories in Tallulah, Los Angeles. The samples are then transferred to the laboratory of Washington DC. Men test the sample. Test tubes on tables. The matter discussed in the board room. Chairman says that the material is harmful for the use of farmers. The bad material is seized by the Department of Agriculture.

Date: 1921
Duration: 4 min 14 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028382
U.S. Army soldiers fire and move forward on the front in Korea.

A U.S. soldier sits holding a shell in Korea. Other ammunitions on shelves and barricades in the background. Another soldier stands near him. Soldiers fire and move forward on the front. Smoke arises due to firing. Soldiers on tanks load guns and fire. A soldier talks on phone with another soldier. They observe enemies' actions and give the information on phone to the other soldiers. Soldiers receive their hot meals on the front. Men serve food. Soldiers eat the food. Firing continues on the front.

Date: 1953
Duration: 2 min 24 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028424
Army Documentary "The Big Picture", history of the U.S Infantry discussed and views of historic sites shown.

Sergeant James Mansfield hosts the program 'The Big Picture', the series depicting the combat infantrymen in United States. History of the United States Infantry is discussed.Scenes include: large formation of U.S. infantry on parade field; statue of minuteman; Concord Bridge; memorials at Wide shots of revolutionary War sites such as Valley Forge, Bunker Hill, Fort Ticonderoga,Trenton, Monmouth, and Yorktown. View of Manhattan Island and tall skyscrapers of New York City seen. View of Lake Champlain.

Date: 1952
Duration: 4 min 6 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028430
Soldiers of the U.S. Army 315th Regiment, 79th Division in Bienwald forest, Scheibenhardt, Germany, during World War II.

U.S. Army soldiers of the 315th Regiment, 79th Division in Scheibenhardt, Germany, during World War 2. They walk in the Bienwald forest. Soldier removes German street marker "Adolf Hitler Strasse" from a building. Soldier with walkie-talkie. Patrol moves along road. Jeep with 'Adolf Hitler Strasse' sign on hood crosses a bridge. A sign board 'Entering Germany' on the side of the road. A group of soldiers sits in a circle. American soldier removes shoes and massages his feet. Soldiers around telephone. Soldier in foxhole cleans weapons.

Date: 1944, December 17
Duration: 3 min 18 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675028438