NASA NB-52A aircraft, tail number 52-003, parked at Edwards Air Force Base, with an X-15 rocket plane cradled under its right wing. Two men run across the ramp to the aircraft. One carries a ladder. The B-52 taxis out. View through windshield of a vehicle following the B-52 as it taxis.
Pre launch activities of Redstone Mercury (MR) 3. A sign reads 'NASA'. Commander Shepard in flight gear leaves NASA van. NASA officers around him. Commander Shepard wears helmet and flying suit. Commander Shepard enters gantry elevator to Mercury Capsule. Technicians on base.
Pre launch activities of Redstone Mercury (MR) 3. MR-3 in gantry at night. Technicians work around the base of Redstone during pre launch activities. A van of NASA. Commander Shepard leaves van. A sign reads 'United'. Technicians refuel missile. MR-3 in gantry. Technician stands near a van and discuss.
Chateau Thierry and the Aisne Marne Operation in France during First World War. U.S. troops attack the enemy in the South of Soissons. A map of France. Firing by the U.S. soldiers. U.S. troops and tank advance under a smoke screen. The soldiers advance forward through tall grass. They talk over a radio device in trenches. The troops do several activities at a base camp. The men advance in horse carriages. Field guns are being fired. Soldiers carry a wounded man on a stretcher.
'Niagara Falls' depicts the Niagara Falls in Canada. A tourist boarding excursion boat at a dock. View from above the falls shows boats near the base of the falls. A boat in a river, the falls and a suspension bridge in the background.
USS Yorktown CV-10 in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Early 1944: Animated map shows the Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Gilbert Islands and the Marshall Islands in the Pacific. The U.S. Naval fleet advances from Truk Islands towards an advanced naval base in the Marshall Islands, taken from the Japanese. U.S. ships underway around the fleet anchorage. U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers, battleships, cruisers, fleet auxiliaries and support ships. Crew and aircraft on the flight deck of the 'Fighting Lady' CV-10. The crew members relax and enjoy themselves in the water. They dive and jump off a makeshift platforms and diving boards into the ocean, and then swim and play around large floating rafts. Sailors sort letters in the ship's post office. Some write letters back home. The crew assembled on the ship deck. Commander of the ship Rear Admiral Joseph James 'Jacko' Clark briefs the crew about their mission, designation to Task Force 58, and advance towards Tokyo. The USS Yorktown and other carriers of the Task Force underway. Sign boards for various Ready Rooms on the ship. Air Group Commanders and pilots ready on call. Rear seat gunners and radio men on call in another Ready Room nearby. They talk, relax, drink Coca-Cola and have ice cream. Flags on board. Commander of the TF 58 Admiral Marc Andrew 'Pete' Mitscher and Skipper Clark on the flight deck. A poster for the ship board movie 'Home in Indiana'. Sailors watch the movie. Planes in flight through clouds, the Task Force underway seeking the Imperial Japanese Naval fleet. New cruisers, Coast Guard cutters and Navy Transports in the Task Force. The patrol spots a Imperial Japanese Navy search plane, a Kawanishi H8K flying boat called 'Emily' by the Allies. The plane fires at the Task Force ships before being hit and sinking in the water. U.S. officers and sailors in a discussion. An animated map depicts the objective to move towards and free the Mariana Islands.
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