A film based on mission of USS Hornet (CV-8) in Pacific Ocean during World War II. On 18th April, 1942 USS Hornet CV-8 underway with 16 U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 Mitchell bombers parked on flight deck to carry out Doolittle Raid on Japan. U.S. Army Air Forces Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle, leader of the raiding force, wires a Japanese medal to a 500-pound bomb, during ceremonies on the flight deck of USS Hornet (CV-8). The B-25s are prepared for take off. The B-25s take off from flight deck of USS Hornet (CV-8). USN (United States Navy) Fleet Admiral William Halsey on the deck of USS Hornet (CV-8) looks up at B-25 in flight.
Helipad traffic at the Pentagon in Virginia, United States. A U.S. Air Force Sikorsky CH-3E helicopter, from the 1st Helicopter Squadron, at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, approaches for a landing. The number 22 is displayed on its nose. The helicopter lands, taxis forward to a position painted on the pad, and then takes off, again. Vehicular traffic is visible on the parkway in the background.
U.S. aircraft bombard Japan during World War II. U.S. Army Air Forces B-29 aircraft on an airstrip in Saipan. Pilots being briefed by Brigadier General Emmett O' Donell. Officers make final checks about the mission on a map. B-29 aircraft take off for the bombing mission. Aircraft in formation flight. Bombs being dropped on Tokyo and smoke rises as bombs impact. Aircraft return to the air base after the mission. Smoke rises from the airfield as a result of Japanese attack. B-29 aircraft on fire and smoke rises. A Japanese bomber aircraft goes into a kamikaze suicide dive. Smoke rises from the airfield. Wreckage of B-29 aircraft.
U.S. Congressmen and high ranking officers arrive at the United States Air Forces in Europe in Wiesbaden, Germany. Late model automobiles leave the Lindsey Air Force Base gate. A sign reads 'Lindsey Air Base'. A man stands outside a door. A man standing in front of the gate of a building salutes. Brigadier Herbert M. Kinder, Judge Advocate,USAFE and other naval and air force officers in the dock area of Schierstein naval port. Representative Charles A. Halleck and his wife leave a U.S. Navy Rhine River Patrol boat. Accompanying them in civilian clothes is General C. J. Hauck,Jr. Chief of Legislative Liasion in the office of the Secretary of the Army and wave commander, Elma Ellis. Representative Halleck is greeted on the dock by General Herbert M. Kinder.
At Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii,vehicles and U.S. Air Force personnel surround the open tail of a Military Air Transport Service C-97 aircraft, carrying French troops en route home from Indochina. Scene change shows the French troops wearing flower leis, being treated to refreshments by Red Cross volunteers, in a hangar at the base. A U.S. Air Force officer greets some of the French troops. Change of scene shows group of Americans greeting French troops as they deplane though rear doors of a C-97 airplane. Greeters place leis around their necks and hula dancers entertain them as they walk across the ramp to waiting Red Cross buses. One French soldier dances a few steps with the hula dancers, on his way. Their bus pulls away.
Chinese troops recapturing Liuchow, China. Liuchow, the former U.S. 14th Air Force Base and largest communication center in South Central China, in ruins after the withdrawal of Japanese forces. The burnt buildings on the streets in Liuchow. The ruins of buildings along the sides of the road. Chinese troops walk along the road. The Chinese troops recapture Liuchow on 13th June 1945. The civilians in China cheering and welcoming the soldiers to the town. The Liuchow Air Base, which was not usable since the Japanese forces had dug holes in places. The entire stretch of the airstrip being blocked with gas drums. The center stretch of the airstrip being damaged. An Air Force engineer examines the heavily mined air strip. Men of Chinese 169th Division assemble for the flag raising ceremony on 2nd July 1945. The troops are welcomed by a citizens' committee. The Chinese 169th Division Major General addresses the men. The Chinese flag hoisted. The troops salute the flag. (World War II period).
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