Smoke flare lit by ground crewman at Naval Air Station,Lakehurst,New Jersey. USS Los Angeles (ZR-3) airship, LZ-126, approaches for landing. Cables are dropped from ZR-3 and are seized by ground crewman who run with the lines. Cabin and control bridge touches ground while ground crewmen assist.
Newsreel of June 28, 1962 showing event 25 years earlier: Hindenburg disaster on 6th May 1937. Traffic passes on road. LZ-129 Hindenburg airship approaches Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey. Ground crew awaits Hindenburg's landing. Mooring mast in the background. Hindenburg catches fire and fuel tank bursts out of hull. Hindenburg engulfed in flames crashes into ground. Men run toward burning Hindenburg. Huge clouds of smoke arise from burning Hindenburg.
Members of 10th Air Jungle Detachment seen in Burma, during World War II. Stinson L-5 Sentinel planes in flight over jungle. U.S. airmen smoking and eating on ground. Close view of a Burmese child. Airmen discuss a map. One cleans his feet in a helmet full of water.
Aerial views of jungle. Canal through jungle. Stinson L-5 Sentinel airplane in flight over jungle during World War II. Close view of L-5 Pilot. It flies low over water. Sign reads 'Headquarters Air Jungle Rescue'.
Views from inside Army Sikorsky YR-4B helicopter of the 10th Air Jungle Rescue Detachment, being piloted by Lieutenant Carter Harmon in Burma, during World War 2. The jungle is seen as a blur in some views. The back of Lt. Harmon's head can be seen.
Ground crewmen perform maintenance on the engines and other portions of a B-25 from the 10th Air Jungle Rescue Detachment in Burma during World War 2.
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