Arthur Godfrey and troupe members entertain United States troops at Thule Air Force Base in Greenland. Haleloki performs the Hula-Hula on stage. Airman takes pictures. Marion Marlowe sings while Arthur Godfrey stands on stage. McGuire sisters sing a song. Arthur Godfrey introduces Colonel Bernt Balchen who gives a brief speech on stage. Godfrey plays guitar and sings. Jeanette Davis sings on stage. Arthur Godfrey and Secretory Talbott signs on dollar bill for Airmen.
Secretory Talbott and his wife visit patients at Thule Air Force Base in Greenland. Secretory Talbott and Colonel Bernt Balchen in winter clothing Troops salute as they walk towards the aircraft. Operator operates sound recorder machine. Secretory Talbott speaks to patients in the hospital. He reads out messages for the patients.
Staff car coming on road at Wheelus air base in Tripoli, Libya. As car approaches three star flag can be seen just above license plate. Car turns and pulls out on sandy ground. General William H Tunner, Commander of USAFE, and two other officers get out of car. A large group of officers walk across sandy ground. General Tunner can be seen in front of the group. General Tunner and other officers walk toward wooden grandstand. Large group of officers seated on wooden grandstand on the desert. Briefing officer of the First Pilotless Bomber Squadron, briefing the officers on the operation of the Matador missile. Officers sitting in stand. General Tunner and his staff leaving. They walk past stands and enter staff car.
Airman on top of checking control box of Matador missile at Wheelus air base in Tripoli, Libya. Airman checking testing apparatus. Three airmen checking control box on top of Matador, one airman is giving hand signals. Two airmen checking electrical system on Matador which is on zero length launching platform.
Man kneeling on ground directing truck which is pulling the zero length launcher onto hardstand at Wheelus air base in Tripoli, Libya. Large mobile truck crane backing up to Matador missile on launching platform. Tying of crane hook to wing of Matador. Then it is lowered to ground. Cover is taken off wing. Then cable is attached to wing so it can be lifted. Wing lifts up by cable attached to hook on crane. Then wing is placed in position. Airman fastens wing on fuselage. The crane operator.
Airman checking testing apparatus for Matador missile at Wheelus air base in Tripoli, Libya. Airman checking control box for control of Matador. Airman guiding a JATO (Jet-fuel Assisted Take Off) bottle into position at rear of Matador. Officer behind the row of sandbags on desert, talking into microphone. Officers speaks into microphone. Another officer looking on. Matador on zero length launching platform. Personnel working around and on the Matador.
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