Automotive reassembly plant called 'Little Detroit' in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations during World War II. A soldier works on a typing machine. The assembly area of automotive reassembly plant. Crates are unloaded from a ship and loaded onto trucks. The trucks are driven to the plant. The crates are unloaded by a crane. Parts are hoisted by the crane and placed at an assembly line. Wheels of trucks are rolled on the assembly line. Workers assemble parts of a truck. The trolley of a truck is hoisted by the crane and assembled. Insignia of the U.S. is painted on the truck. Tires, motors, air filters and steering gear are checked. The trucks are driven out of the assembly area after approval.
A U.S. Tactical Air Command C-13OE plane lands and raises considerable dust as it fully reverses all four engines to stop on the short dirt runway at Paulis, Republic of Congo, for evacuation to Leopoldville. Belgian soldiers direct the former hostages to board the aircraft. They do so carrying personal luggage. Several of the freed hostages appear to be clergymen.
View, from Japanese Seaplane tender/troop carrier, Kamikawa Maru, of several gunboats following behind her during approach to Hong Kong in World War 2. Aichi E13A Japanese float plane (Jake) is partially visible on ship's catapult. Japanese troops assemble on deck of ship and are inspected by officers. A float plane is catapulted. The Japanese troops enter assault boat, carrying rising sun naval ensigns. The float plane taxis past troops in their boat. The troops wave to their shipmates who wave back from the Kamikawa Maru. Assault boats underway with gunboats following. Naval guns firing from twin turret aboard Japanese warship. Heavy guns firing from battleship. Aichi E13A plane overhead. Japanese warships in bay below. Aerial view of smoke rising in Hong Kong from naval barrage and bombing. Japanese troops taking fortified positions, running past barbed wire obstacles, and climbing a steel crane at the port with a sign reading "Babcox and Wilcox Ltd, 5 tons at 30 ft and 2- 1/2 tons at 45 ft ." Smoke billowing in the air as Japanese troops run along a rooftop.Smoke rising from a virtual sea of flames. Scene shifts to later after fires have been extinguished. Senior Japanese officers inspect the state of the port and facilities. Sunken British ship, at pier, in camouflage paint. Surrendered British sailors, and some soldiers, held in a large open square.
Concepts of high and low pressure and moving air masses and their effects on weather conditions. Direction of wind flow in high and low pressure areas. A map shows high and low pressure areas in America during different times in year.
A man at weather bureau explains process of forecasting weather and transmitting it to other stations and to the public. Weather information transmitted to ships and air mail pilots.
Dropsonde weather reconnaissance instrument is ejected from a Boeing WB-47B in Miami, Florida. WB-47B fuselage section and crew at the air station. Airman places a dropsonde into the tail section. Shots of dropsonde being ejected from WB-47B and falling through the atmosphere. Insignia of 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron seen on crewman flying suit.
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