A speech by U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon in the United States. Vice President Richard Nixon and Mrs. Nixon arrive at a speaker stand at Edwards Air Force Base, California. They are escorted by other dignitaries. A flag of United States. People seated for the speech. Dignitaries on the stage. Vice President Nixon climbs up the steps of the stage and shakes hands with the dignitaries. Men take pictures. People seated on chairs at the base. Mr. Nixon; Mr. Kindelberger, President of North America; Mr. Horner, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Research and Development make speechs. The dignitaries stand and applaud. X-15 is towed by a tug and is rolled out of a hangar. Insignia of United States. Dignitaries on either side of the X-15.
D-558-2 Skyrocket with a B-29 Superfortress in flight over Muroc Air Force Base (soon after renamed Edwards Air Force Base). A B-29 Superfortress in flight. A Skyrocket is attached to the belly of B-29. Insignia of United States. A chase plane flies on the left side of the B-29. The posterior part of D-558-2 and B-29. Jet is turned on and the Skyrocket is still attached to B-29. Vapor comes out from the jet line. U.S. Navy Skyrocket emits much vapor while still attached to B-29. The Skyrocket with B-29 in flight. The Skyrocket detaches from B-29 mother ship and is in flight. It flies over the mountains. The Skyrocket makes pass from the landing field. (Note: the Superfortress bomber seen here has the big WASP Major engines. So it is probably a B-50 - perhaps XB-50.)
USS Yorktown CV-10 in the Pacific Theater during the Battle of the Philippine Sea. The carrier advances towards the Mariana Islands. On the eve of battle, soldiers scrub up to lessen the danger of infection in case they're wounded. Sailors clean up, bathe and rest. Priests conduct services aboard the ship. Sailors take communion and pray. Crewmen read and sleep on their bunks. The carrier underway at dusk. Cooks and bakers prepare a hearty meal of stakes and eggs. Officers take their meal at a table. The alarm goes off to warn of an enemy attack. Sailors rush to their battle stations. Bombardment by Japanese torpedo bomber planes. Fire due to explosions around the ships. Black smoke rises up into the air. Anti aircraft fire from the U.S. ships, planes are hit and descend towards the water. The alarm sounds, pilots rush and board planes and take off. The Radio Plotting Room in charge Smokey and other operators tracks down enemy planes. A map depicts Japanese air bases and military installations in the Mariana Islands, including the Japanese fortified Guam. Radio operators at work. U.S. planes in flight. They swoop down upon Tinian Island and bomb enemy installations. Explosions due to bombardment. Shore installations and air bases bombed. Craters on the island. The U.S. Assault Force battleships including USS Colorado, USS Tennessee and USS Pennsylvania advance. Explosions due to enemy fire. (World War II period).
Army vehicles refuel at 25th Infantry Division Base Camp in Vietnam. Fuel tanker with 'Flammable No Smoking Within 50 Feet' written on it. Soldier refuels truck. Sign board reads 'Peneprime Storage Area'. Military vehicles leave and enter Base Camp. The vehicles are examined at Military Police checkpoint. (Vietnam War period).
Sign board on an entrance building reads 'Bolling Air Force Base' in Washington DC. B-26 Marauder aircraft, B-25 Bombers and other aircraft parked at Bolling field. Maintenance crew works on engine of aircraft. Aircraft C-24 taxiing up toward alert crew member waving. Administrative personnel work at their desks. An early business machine automatically printing a piece of paper, with print unit moving up and down in front of paper. Airman boards a boat that serves as a ferry between Bolling Air Force base harbor and the Pentagon. Dental check up of an airman in dental clinic. Sign board reads 'Bolling Air Force Directory'. View of Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument as seen from a moving boat on the Potomac River, near the Memorial Bridge. The Jefferson Memorial. Federal buildings in Washington DC.
Convair B-36 Peacemaker in flight with Thule Air Force Base visible on ground. The Aircraft taxis out of hangar. Pilots seated inside locker room relax at Thule Air Force Base, Greenland.
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