Soviet Air Forces bi-winged aircraft flying in a star-shaped formation. Stalin talks with Russian pilots. “Russia is strong, he warns,” says the narrator. A group of Russian bombers in flight over the Red Square in Moscow. Soviet paratroopers jumping from Russian planes before WW2.
Dwight D. Eisenhower accepts the nomination of the Republican Party during the 1952 Republican National Convention. Attendees hold signs bearing the names of American states at the Republican Party's Convention held at the International Amphitheater (4220 South Halsted Street; Chicago, Illinois 60609; United States) in Chicago, Illinois. Eisenhower raises his arms in front of the audience and accepts the nomination, saying, “I pick up this task therefore in the spirit of deep obligation, mindful of its burdens and of its decisive importance, I accept your summons- I will lead this crusade.” Richard Nixon, Patricia Nixon, Mamie Eisenhower and crowds clapping as Nixon enthusiastically holds Eisenhower's arm in the air in victory.
Demonstration of the biggest amphibious helicopter prototype in Stratford, Connecticut. United States Navy officials view a Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King, a twin-engine anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter. Crowds gathered to watch the maiden test flight of the Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King, the biggest amphibious helicopter in the world at the time of its release. United States Air Force personnel watch the helicopter takes off. Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King in flight. Two military officials and civilian men watching the demonstration. The amphibious helicopter lands in lake. The Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King prototype sails in the water. The helicopter taking off from the lake.
Animation depicting the safety of bomb fuses used during World War 2. An artistic rendition of a bomb’s fuse. Animation depicts the inner parts of the fuse- the pin, striker, arming pin, arming spring, and arming wire. Animation shows the arming wire withdrawn, causing the arming spring to fall and ejects the arming pin. Sheer wire inside fuse is resistant to air pressure but light enough to break upon impact. Pin breaking through the sheer wire upon impact, detonating the fuse.
Allied bombers drop bombs near Caen, France during World War II. Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers of the United States Eighth Air Force in flight, passing over surface vessels bound for France six days after D-day. Aerial view of a French city, bombed by another group. Pillar of smoke rises up from the bombed city. Moving engine propeller of a bomber. small fragmentation and incendiary bombs are released over French airfield and railroad bridges outside Caen. Aerial view of Norman countryside. Craters from bombs are seen in aerial view.
Various activities of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Teams in Okinawa, Japan. Staff sergeant Dixson and Technical sergeant Ross are loading large dud shell onto truck carefully using a chain and hoist. Officers close the tailgate of the truck. Truck tailgate words read “U.S. Air Force”. Sign reads “Explosive Disposal”. Man turns sign that reads “Explosives Bakuhatsu butsu (detonation products)” in English and Japanese. Truck drives away. A technical sergeant setting off blast from bunkers, personnel squatting by same. A sergeant wearing sunglasses setting off blast from bunker. A broad demolition explosion.
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