Republican New York Congressman Hamilton Fish III rehearsing a public statement on the steps of the Capitol in Washington DC. In his statement, Congressman Fish, known as Hamilton Fish Jr. in the Congress, objects to President Roosevelt's pact in which Britain will lease navy bases to the United States in return for 50 destroyers. He repeats his statement several times for the camera and microphone, rewording the statement somewhat each time.
A Royal Air Force base in England during the Battle of Britain in World War 2. Spitfire aircraft parked in background. An antiaircraft gun crew moves into their sandbagged position and maneuvers their gun about.
British fighter pilots, wearing life vests, stand about and converse at an RAF base in England during the Battle of Britain. Camera pans across their faces. An administrative officer appears to be reading some kind of official communication briefing to them.
Nuclear-powered missile submarine USS Ohio arrives at the Bangor Submarine Base in Washington, United States. Officers and crew of the USS Ohio stand in formation on Delta Pier. Two Admirals and a Captain step down from VIP stand. They are followed by the two Captains of the USS Ohio, Captain A.K. Thompson and Captain A.F. Campbell, who greet their family members. A large number of women stand in a group. The crowd leaves as the sailors stand with their families. Several sailors hug and kiss their family members. A child sleeps in his mother's arms. Reporters interview crew members and cameramen take photographs. An Admiral being interviewed.
United States Air Corps Demonstrations at Command Schools in United States. Flight line at Langley Air Force base in Bvirginia, United States. Aircraft stand stationary on Langley field. Us Army Air Corps Squadron of Curtiss P-1 Hawk taxis. Four Curtiss P-1 Hawk with smoke nozzles protruding from fuselage. Planes in flight in formation. Us Army Air Corps Curtiss A-3 Falcon attack planes and Curtiss P-1 Hawk pursuit planes lined up on a field. U.S. Brigadier General Benjamin Foulois, Major Carl Spaatz and other officers stand and talk in a group.
Evacuation of civilians of Okinawa in Japan, during World War II. U.S. MP (Military Police) in a village in Okinawa in Japan. The MP with the civilians in the streets of the village. The Military Police and a few women of the village in front of a hut. The women talk among themselves. One of the MP wearing a helmet with the letters 'MP' written on it. Civilians, holding their belongings, walk through the streets of the village. The civilians in an enclosure. The MP among a group of civilians which includes elderly people. The civilians are helped into trucks by the MP for evacuation from the village which is to be the site of an air base. A group of civilians walk with their belongings. Trucks loaded with civilians in view. The trucks move along the road. Huts on the side of the road. A Military Police on a horse leads a large group of civilians who carry their belongings. Children in the group. The group walks along the road. The group includes men, women, children and elderly people.
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