A U.S. Army VH-3A helicopter lands on the lawn of the Hotel General von Steuben, in Wiesbaden, Germany. A crowd of spectators stands across the drive from the hotel lawn, constrained by German policemen. U.S. Air Force Military policemen stand guard on the nearer side of the drive. Soon the Presidential VH-3 helicopter, Marine One, lands on the lawn. It displays the Presidential seal and that of the Military District of Washington, DC. Next, President John F. Kennedy is seen walking past the Army helicopter and into the U.S. Military's Hotel General von Steuben. He is accompanied by German Chancellor, Ludwig Erhard, U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk and U.S. Army Aide, Brigadier General Chester V. Clifton, along with a phalanx of Secret Service Agents. Other officials look out from a dining room window of the hotel as the Presidential party arrives. (Note: In the 1950s, the U.S. built three large military hotels in Wiesbaden. In 1951,a star-shaped Hotel [the American Arms] was built on Frankfurter Strasse. In 1955, the 9-story Amelia Earhart Hotel was opened. It was a utilitarian structure, with row after row of windows. President Nixon once stayed there. It closed in 1995. The General von Steuben Hotel, depicted in this film, was the newest, built in 1956, on Auguste Viktoria Strasse, near the train station. It is now a commercial hotel, "the Dorint Hotel Pallas Wiesbaden.")
U.S. B-29 bombers of the 73rd Bomb Wing, at Isley Field, Saipan, during Second World War in Pacific. Seen are those of the 499th Bomb Group (Tail Code "V") and 498th Bomb Group (Tail Code "T"). Also seen are B-29s of the 314th Bomb Wing, stationed on Guam, including those of the 29th Bomb Group (Tail Code "O") and the 330th Bomb Group (Tail Code "K "). Load of bombs on trailer. Bombs under B-29s which are ready for loading. Ground Crews turning props through on B-29s prior to starting. Flight crews boarding aircraft. Briefing chart of mission showing courses from Marianas Islands to Japan and back. Ground crews stacking bombs near aircraft. Brief glimpse of a surfaced submarine underway. Lines of B-29s taxiing and taking off.
U.S. Army Air Force VII Fighter Command P-51s operating bomber escort missions from Iwo Jima, in World War II. Aerial views of Iwo Jima and airfield. A military cemetery. Several dump trucks working on ground improvements. View of Army camp. Long line of parked P-51s. Three officers looking at chart depicting B-29 mission paths from Marianas Islands to Japan and back. P-51 starting engines. Name on one aircraft is 'The Deacon'. Aircraft pulls out of parking area, second one follows. Formation of B-29s, including some from Saipan-based 73rd Bomb Wing, 499th Bomb Group (Tail Code "V"). Views of interior of a B-29 with crew members at their duty stations. P-51 fighter escorts join up with the bombers. View of escorting fighters from inside B-29 looking through gunners bubble. Formation begins to encounter Japanese Flak. P-51s peel off and are seen maneuvering near the B-29s. Views of gunner rotating turret on a bomber.
Pilot in the cockpit of aircraft, canopy open aboard USS Constellation in North Vietnam. Man in brown shirt attaches power hose to side of aircraft, raises his right hand and works around nose wheel of aircraft. Tie down chains removed. A-4C plane taxis slowly off to left. A-4C plane launched from first catapult. RA-5C plane on second catapult. Group of flight deck personnel in center part of deck. Men in brown shirts relax and talk after the launching. Group of A-4Cs in "V" formation and fly-by. A- 4C plane making a recovery. An ordnance man approaches up the deck with a bomb, on a bomb cart. Nose of an A-4C plane directly above his head. Men wearing brown, blue and yellow shirts under nose of an A-4C. A man in brown shirt puts ladder up to cockpit area of A-4C, climbs up the ladder, assists the pilot in unfastening his gear and talks with the pilot. The pilot hands some gear to the plane Captain. Plane Captain talks with the pilot.
V K Krishna Menon arrives by car for United Nations meeting in New York City. Ride escalator in building.Representatives of Finland, Thailand, England, Egypt and Israel during meeting. Dignitaries seated
Nine Thunder Tigers, Chinese National Acrobat team, in low altitude pass over runway in V-formation in Taiwan. The Thunder Tiger aircraft taxi and park. Pilot in cockpit of F-84G plane. Nose section of the parked F-84G's. Thunder Tiger pilot stands at attention and salutes. The Thunder Tiger pilots congratulated by Mr Charles H Shuff, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Chinese Air Force Commander in Chief and Lieutenant General Chen Chia Shang. The nine Thunder Tiger aircraft taxi for take off. Thunder Tigers fly by and turn in diamond formation. Thunder Tigers disperse as they perform a shell burst maneuver.
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