A U.S. Air Force VC-47B (VIP transport plane, tail # 43-49212) arrives at Pusan Air Base in Korea on 17 October, 1950. Singer and actor, Al Jolson steps from the plane and is greeted by American officers. Al Jolson gets into a jeep. .Next he is seen with officers on a sidewalk. Scene shifts to Jolson seated at a piano on and outdoor stage, where he just finishes performing and turns to speak to the large audience of soldiers present. The audience is seen applauding. Jolson is seen from behind, and then from various angles, as he sings a song. Some soldiers respond to the tempo of Jolson's music. (Narrator comments that 6 days after this performance, Al Jolson died from a heart attack, on 23 October, 1950 in San Francisco.) In final scene, he is seen raising the United Nations flag. (Note: this film is silent except for narration.)
Activities at Clark Air Base in Philippines. A pallet is loaded on a C-141A Starlifter aircraft. The load master secures the lock down clamp. K loader vehicle backs away from the aircraft. A U.S. Air Force pilot checks manifest sheets and boards the aircraft. A crewman stands near him. The flight crew loads personal gear aboard the aircraft and then board. A group of civilians board the aircraft. Other aircraft parked in the background.
Activities at Clark Air Base in Philippines. A U.S. Air Force co-pilot in the cockpit of a C-141A Starlifter aircraft. A marshaller stands in front of the aircraft. Other aircraft parked in the background. The ground crew unplugs the GPU (Ground Power Unit) cable from the aircraft. The engine of the aircraft. Nose wheels of the aircraft start to turn. The aircraft taxis off. The marshaller waves paddles and gives signals.
Activities at Clark Air Base in Philippines. A U.S. Air Force pilot and a copilot fill a flight plan. Traffic pattern charts are hanged on a wall. They use pocket calculators.
Activities during an airlift at an air base on Diego Garcia Island, Indian Ocean. A navy personnel loads palletized cargo on a U.S. Air Force C-141A Starlifter aircraft from a forklift and a K loader vehicle. Open cargo doors of the aircraft. A K loader vehicle moves towards the aircraft. Crewmen push the cargoes and load them.
An aerial view of buildings and a runway at an air base on Diego Garcia Island, Indian Ocean. A U.S. Air Force C-141A Starlifter aircraft cockpit's radarscope.
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