Two escaped U.S. Army Air Force aircraft pilots, shot down in enemy territory in December 1943 during World War II, speak with U.S. officers after their rescue in 1944. Both pilots are dressed in civilian clothing, and one wears improvised shoes. (Footage shot around the time of the Battle of Cisterna).
NASA personnel in front of the Mercury Space Flight Network (MSFN) plot board at the NASA command center. A woman works with her male colleagues at NASA. The woman writes on the screen. Close up of female NASA worker's face as she talks to her colleagues. NASA personnel speak on their headsets at the NASA command center before a Mercury-Atlas mission liftoff. NASA personnel gather at the command center. NASA personnel talks on the phone. NASA personnel, military, and Air Force officers in another room at the command center. Some of the personnel are smoking in the meeting. An officer leans down to plot a map on the table as his colleagues watch. He uses a ruler and a square to measure the map. The officer draws, with some measuring tools and a compass on the table. NASA personnel and military officers in separate rooms talking to their colleagues. A NASA personnel leans on a monitor. Two NASA personnel wearing headphones talk to each other. A military officer with some men in suits.
World War II German propaganda clip shows prisoners of war in a German prison camp in German-occupied Poland receiving food and supplies. View from upper story window shows long lines of captive soldiers on the street below who stand waiting to receive provisions. The captives appear to be from the Polish and British militaries. German soldiers hand out the supplies, and the POW troops thank the German men as they receive goods. A well-groomed officer of the British Royal Air Force (RAF) stands in front of a microphone and addresses the camera, reporting that he and his fellow soldiers have received good treatment at the camps. He says that they have "good quarters, adequate food, and no complaints." The airman smiles as he turns to step away from the microphone.
Cargo compartment of AC-130 aircraft shows officers operating the sensors. Three officers operate the sensor system. Electronic warfare officer operates several sensors, the Trim 7 and other electronic counter measure systems. Officer operates Infrared Reconnaissance system and low light level television. Target image magnified on television. Sensor operator coordinates with the fire control officer. Infrared sensor depicts minute weather details. The IR (infrared) operator locks onto target on ground.
The interiors of AC-130 aircraft shows an officer looking at a screen. The screen depicts accurate aim at the target on ground. Illuminator in an IR (infrared) mode brightens the light on a dark night which in not visible to the enemy. Officer measures aim point. He tracks and locks onto a leading target of enemy trucks before striking.
Samuel George Davis Jr and USO Troupe members entertain navy personnel aboard aircraft carrier USS Hancock. Sailors on stage dance with the chorus girls. Banner of USS Hancock on stage in the background.
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