The activities and joint demonstrations by the United States Readiness Command (USREDCOM), Brass Key II at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. People gather in a large number to watch the demonstration. Demonstration of rescue operations. A helicopter in flight. Men tie a sling attached from the helicopter around their waist. The helicopter in flight carries them with the sling. People watch the demonstration. Other men tie a sling around a dummy. A balloon in flight. The dummy being lifted and carried with the help of a special nose-yolk sling by an airplane in flight.
A bulldozer excavates a shelter trench in a public park in Honolulu, Hawaii, at the start of World War 2. A street and commercial buildings are in the background. The bulldozer digs the trench deeper. Shovel of the bulldozer lifts the dirt. Civilian workers dig trenches in another location in Honolulu, next to a street.
U.S. patrol plane from Midway Island sights a Japanese fleet during World War 2. One of a newly arrived B-17E bombers parked on ramp at Henderson Field, Midway Island. Group of U.S. airmen discussing plans. Several B-17 aircraft seen, including one in sand-bagged revetment. Ground and aircrews prepare B-17Es for a mission. Views of a B-17 crew member's family back home. His father, a railroad engineer poses in front of his Ironton Railroad steam locomotive in Pennsylvania, United States. His mother sits, knitting and his sister is seen speaking on the telephone. B-17E number, 41-2437, taxiing, unusually, using numbers 2 and 4 engines. B-17Es taking off on a Battle of Midway mission, including aircraft numbers: 41-2524, 41-2611( of the 31st Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Group), 41-2532, 41-2437(of the 98th Bomb Squadron, 11th Bomb Group). Tail of parked B-17E number 41-2648 clearly seen in one scene.
Views of arctic terrain, with waves crashing against shore and leaving frozen hills of ice and snow. Closeup of waves. Sea ice glistening in sunshine. Brief views from the cockpit of the Fokker F-VII Tri-motor airplane, the "Josephine Ford," while Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett occupied it during their flight to the North Pole in 1926. (Neither occupant is seen.) The views include glimpse of underside of wing; engine parts in the open; and engine crankcase covered with frozen oily sludge. Views appear limited by restricted visibility from the cockpit. Clip concludes with several views downward to the frozen arctic wasteland below.
Huge smoke rises from a building in Paris, France. Fire and smoke rises from the Great Palace. Damaged Renault factory destroyed by British R.A.F. shells. Vehicles and French civilians on a street. Fire fighters spray water on the burning buildings. Burnt building structure with debris on the ground. Among the ruins is a portion of an entrance way still standing with words on it "St. Pierre des Corps. Entree de Gare". (World War II period).
Gun camera footage from USAAF P-47 of the 378th Fighter Squadron, 362nd Fighter Group, operating from Verdun Airfield, France, during World War 2. The aircraft flown by pilot named Bullock, on March 31, 1945, strafes lines of communication, striking vehicles on roads and trains moving on rail lines. In second sequence, the same pilot, now identified on slate, with the 377th Fighter Squadron, on April 4th, attacks a lone German Me-109 seen flying in thin cloud below him.
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