Reconstruction of Berlin, Germany. The Berlin Airlift Memorial. Two women walk past the memorial. Buildings in the background. The Tempelhof Air Base building. Traffic on a street. Vehicles parked in front of the building. A woman crosses the street.
A film shows training and alert drills for the Martin TM-61A Matador First Tactical Missile Squadron at Wheelus Air Base in Tripoli, Libya. A covered Matador on mobile zero-length launcher being towed in the launch area. Matador wings being lowered to fuselage of missile on zero-length launcher by a crane. An airman talks into a walkie talkie. The Matador on the launcher. The nose section of Matador shows name 'Lee's Leaping Lena'. The tactical missile TM-61A in launch position in Libya. An airman flipping the switch. The engine starts and missile lifts off.
Combat cargo being loaded at Ashiya Air Force Base in Japan during the Korean War. Combat cargo being loaded onto a special drop platform. It is tied down and a parachute is attached to the top of the cargo. Japanese and American personnel working in the area. The cargo that is to be dropped. "Field Ration" written on boxes. A forklift loads the cargo onto a 6 x 6 truck. Equipment and personnel haul material.
Combat cargo airdrop prepared at Ashiya Air Force Base in Japan during the Korean War. Views of the cargo which is to be dropped. Preparation area shows the cargo being assembled. American and Japanese personnel working in the area. Drums of gasoline, with protective cover, being prepared for dropping. Parachutes are attached to the gasoline drums. Conveyor belt system is used in the cargo preparation area. A Japanese civilian pushes two drums down through the area on the conveyor belt system. Japanese make parachute attachments to fifty gallon drums.
Combat cargo airdrop is prepared at Ashiya Air Force Base in Japan during the Korean War. A supply dump area shows combat cargo being prepared for loading into trucks. Loading operations show a fork lift, tractor and trailers, small trucks and personnel, a conveyor belt system and the working procedure in the dump area.
Tests of GB-4 bombs (precision guided munition) in the United States during World War II. Three technicians operate a GB-4 television receiver and test equipment at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.
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