Air war in England during World War II. General Dwight D Eisenhower inspects 9th Air Force base in England. General Eisenhower inspects the plane and its readiness, shown by Air force personnel. General Eisenhower seated in cockpit fires mounted machine guns for testing. B-26C's take off and bombard over target. Aerial view of targets and explosions over target. B-26C's land and British Hudsons take off. Planes fire, smoke arises from explosions.
FEAF (Far East Air Force) briefing film shows U.S. FEAF activities at Seoul Air Base K-16 in Korea during the Korean War. Planes parked at K-16. HAF (Hellenic Air Force) roundel on the plane. 'Royal Hellenic Air Force' written on plane. A Republic of Korea pilot greet his crew chief beside a HAF plane. Sign: 'UN Hellenic Flight' on a badge pinned on the chief's uniform. HAF fin flash on plane.
Activities of the Seabees at Attu in the Aleutian Islands during World War II. The destination of Construction Battalions (Seabees) is Attu. An animated map shows Attu. Seabees make amphibious landings on Attu, while part is still occupied by Japanese troops. They begin immediate construction activity. A derrick unloads coal. Seabee stevedores unload cargo. A rough Seabee camp of tents and campfires, with an American flag flying from a pole. Seabees at breakfast mess. Carpenters, with rifles on their backs, erect a temporary barracks building. Prefabricated parts for buildings being unloaded on shore. Seabees erecting a prefabricated field hospital (in 5 hours). Refueling bulldozers from 55 gallon drums. View from moving boat, of the completed base at Attu.
Activities of the Seabees in Scotland in 1941 and in Algeria in 1943, during World War II. News headlines in 1943 read : ' Italy is out of war' and '17 more Italian towns taken'. An animated map. The Clyde valley in Scotland showing a base built by the U.S. Navy Seabees, in 1941. Numerous quonset huts and vehicles are seen. View of the River Clyde, where 2400 feet of oceangoing dock are being assembled. A ship anchored at a harbor displaying U.S. flag. Allied troops board a landing ship with their belongings. An animated map tracing travel of Allied invasion forces from Scotland to Oran, Algeria, where Seabees are seen testing a floating causway that would be used for invasion of Sicily. Scuttled axis ships and other obstacles and damage that Seabees must repair in occupied ports. Allied ships and troops proceeding for invasion of Sicily. Allied warships bombarding Sicilian coast.
Life of a U.S. Air Force personnel and his family in Alaska, United States. Air Force family and guests eat supper at a dependent's home at Elmendorf Air Force Base. Small child eats in a high chair. One woman shows her earings to other. Two men look at certificate which had been presented to TSGT Art Foster. Wife of Air Force personnel dusts furniture at a home and talks over a phone.
Life of U.S. Air Force personnel's family in Alaska, United States. Interior of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Hobby Shop. Women work on ceramics and two Air Force sergeants work in a hobby shop. Stenciled sign: Hobby Shop, Hours 0730 -- 2200.
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