A passenger airplane of the American Overseas Airlines in Frankfurt, Germany. It is on a multi-leg journey carrying 45 former War Correspondents back to Europe for celebrations commemorating the 5th anniversary of the D-Day Invasion of World War II. Views of Frankfurt from a moving vehicle, high atop a ridge, looking down at the city, and winery grape fields. Many Frankfurt buildings visible and the Main River running beside the city. Views of some buildings still destroyed from World War II, five years prior. Several African American U.S. Army soldiers beside cars greet the party of former war correspondents. The correspondents meet with a U.S. Army General -- possibly J. Lawton Collins or Thomas Handy. A correspondent looks out from a window at a war-damaged building in the background. A street car with the sign "Nied Hochst" arrives at a stop and civilians get into it. Exterior and interior views of the main train station, the Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof. Some cakes and pastries in a bakery. Correspondents meeting with a local Frankfurt official and his wife. Remains of a largely destroyed church, likely either Frankfurt Cathedral (Imperial Cathedral of Saint Bartholomew) (German: Kaiserdom Sankt Bartholomäus) or Katharinenkirche (the Church of St. Katherine). Views of the wrecked exterior and interior of the church. A West German flag draped over an interior balcony. Sign outside the church door indicates "Entrance to the Exhibition" (Eingang zur Ausstellung). A Germany girl selling trinkets at a market cart. German boys and girls in a market square and fair area, possibly Romerberg. Correspondents approach a booth selling cigars and cigarettes. More partially destroyed buildings in Frankfurt. Correspondents boarding a plane at Rhein Main Airbase. View of the airport terminal. Sign on a building reads 'Rhein Main Base Operations. Elev 358'. The correspondents boarding the American Overseas Airlines aircraft, and seated inside the aircraft. Aerial view of the German countryside below. Passengers sleep and relax aboard the airborne aircraft.
The role of Airborne Early Warning Squadron Four in the United States. Animated map depicts the regions susceptible to hurricanes including the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean region. Hurricane Hunter aircraft in flight over an air base. Crew members gather near the aircraft. Crew members being briefed about the mission. Crew members in the cockpit of the aircraft. Weather team records meteorological data aboard an airborne aircraft. Radar team at work as they detect the chances of occurrence of a hurricane. A crew member prepares food aboard the aircraft. Crew members relax and read. A radar screen depicts the occurrence of a hurricane. Weather team checks the sighting. A barometer reading. Meteorological experts work on weather maps.
The role of Airborne Early Warning Squadron Four in the United States. The pilot of Hurricane Hunter aircraft speaks about returning to the home base amidst a hurricane. The aircraft in the midst of the hurricane. Crew members aboard the aircraft. Aircraft flies out of the hurricane. Crew members aboard the aircraft investigate the weather conditions. Men at a weather map as they work on details. A man sends a teletype message about the occurrence of a hurricane. A ship underway at sea as it changes its course to avoid sailing into a hurricane prone area. Hurricane warning flags. People evacuate an area. People seal the doors and windows of their houses. Strong winds and rain.
The role of Airborne Early Warning Squadron Four in the United States. U.S. Navy P-2 Neptune aircraft in flight. The aircraft flies amidst bad weather and rainfall. Outline of the hurricane on a radarscope. The pilot at controls as the aircraft flies through the eye of the storm. Crew members relax. An aerologist studies the wind and sea conditions. Aerial view of the choppy sea below. Men study a weather chart in Jacksonville. P-2 Neptune aircraft flies back towards the home base.
John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) and other labor leaders arrive at a U.S. Air Base aboard a U.S. Air Force C-118 (4-engine transport aircraft) number 53-3229, which is assigned to the Chairman of the Joint Chief's of Staff. They are greeted by an Army Major General., After posing for photographs, they board automobiles and visit a glass factory where workers are seen blowing glass. John L Lewis talks with the workers. Among the cars seen is a 1951 Cadillac
240 Naval Reserve Mid-Shipmen fight it out for possession of a giant ball in Little Creek, Virginia. They rough it out with all out scramble on the playing field. It's a battle all the way. The words 'Recreational Division U.S. Naval Amphibious base Little Creek VA' are visible on the ball.
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