Two U.S. Pennsylvania class battleships underway at sea, with other warships in background, during World War 2. One fires to starboard with her 14-inch guns from the forward triple turrets. U.S. Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator bombers flying in formation over mountains. Glimpse of General Douglas MacArthur with General Joseph (Vinegar Joe) Stilwell in gunner's station of a bomber. Montage of brief glimpses showing U.S. forces engaging Japanese forces in: amphibious assaults; firing weapons in New Guinea and other Pacific islands. U.S. warship firing naval guns. U.S. ship firing at attacking Japanese aircraft, with sky full of black flak clouds. Admiral William (Bull) Halsey. Mitsubishi A6M Zero kamikaze aircraft blown up close to flight deck of U.S. aircraft carrier. It misses the ship and crashes in flames, exploding in the water, astern. U.S. General Joseph Stilwell, Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, British Allied commander Lord Louis Mountbatten, and Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, photographed together in India. Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek seated for a picture with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Camera moves back revealing British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, also seated. Behind them stand key allied military leaders, including (from the right) Field Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell, Commander-in-chief in India; Admiral Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander of South-East Asia forces; George Giffard — commander of Eleventh Army Group; U.S. General Daniel Isom Sultan, deputy to General Stilwell; General Joseph Stilwell, Commander China-Burma-India (CBI) Command; and General Albert Coady Wedemeyer, Chiang Kai-Shek's Chief of Staff. General Joseph Stillwell is seen stepping from a military cargo plane, and being greeted by another officer. Stilwell is wearing a campaign hat. He has the CBI patch on his jacket shouder. A B-24 Liberator bomber takes off from a Chinese base at Liuchow, or possibly, Luiliang, China. (ostensibly carrying Chinese soldiers to India for training). U.S. marked P-40 aircraft are parked beside the runway. They display the shark teeth nose art of the Flying Tiger All volunteer Group of Claire Chennault. But this is 1944 and the aircraft are from the U.S. 23rd Fighter Group. Chinese soldiers are seen being armed and trained in India, with modern small arms. They are also seen fording a river with military supplies and moving in jeeps through jungle-like settings. Various views of Ledo Road construction in Burma. bulldozers, trucks, caterpillar tractors, explosives and men are shown in construction work. A jeep rides along a muddy section of the new road while U.S. and Chinese soldiers patrol on either side to protect it. Allied soldiers firing a small field piece. A C-47 aircraft airdrops supplies to the road builders. General Stilwell, standing with a Chinese officer, looks skyward at the aircraft. A C-46 Commando plane taking off from a field in India carrying supplies. Men loading a jeep aboard a C-46, plus ammunition and other supplies. Rare sight of supplies being loaded into nose cargo compartment of the one-of-a-kind XC-108A transport plane (modified B-17 bomber, tail number 41-2593). A formation of USAAF C-45 transport aircraft flying "over the Hump." Chinese P-36 Hawk aircraft in formation demonstrate firepower. Newly trained Chinese pilots marching and walking on flightline where solid-nose B-25s and P-40s are parked. Chinese and American pilots wave to each other from their P-40 aircraft. A B-25 takes off flanked by two P-40s. Bombs being dropped by Chinese B-25s. Japanese ship being strafed by Chinese fighter plane. Chinese laborers at work building an airfield without machinery. A large group pull a paving roller by hand. Chinese troops in combat with Japanese forces. One firing a Czech ZB vz. 26 light machine gun. Madame Chiang Kai-Shek addressing the U.S. Congress, 18 February, 1943.
American farmers on farmland with several tractors operating on the field. American men and women work to clear rocks and stones from a farm field. Group of rural neighbors in America working together to construct a barn building (raise a barn). They build the barn and wield hammers. Ships at dock with Marshall Plan food supplies from United States to Europe for post-war recovery after World War 2. Elevated view of main city square in Copenhagen, Denmark soon after World War 2. Busy roads with vehicle, pedestrian, and street car or trolley cars running on roads around the Liberty Memorial obelisk, on Vesterbrogade opposite the Grand Central Station. Crane lifting supplies for rebuilding effort beside some buildings in Copenhagen. Man in Europe cuts grass with a scythe or grass whip. American troops board ships to Europe to join NATO troops in Europe maintaining peace after World War 2. Close up view of group of American NATO forces marching in close ranks. U.S. military forces at NATO Naval headquarters in Norfolk,Virginia. Officer salute at a flag ceremony. Wide view of massive group of U.S. Navy sailors at attention during a ceremony in Norfolk. U.S. Naval fleet in Atlantic ocean. U.S. Navy jet fighter aircraft takes off from Carrier in Atlantic ocean. Camera view as planes take off from camera, and then view from rear facing camera in aircraft as plane takes off from aircraft carrier deck. View of the world's first atomic powered submarine, the U.S. Navy's USS Nautilus (SSN-571). The submarine at sea from an aerial view, and view from submarine of water breaking over its surface. American long range Boeing B-47 Stratojet aircraft parked at airfield. Personnel in control tower flashes light signals to waiting aircraft. A B-47 taxis for take off. American pilots exit personal equipment storage building of 306th Bombardment Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, and head to their aircraft for a mission. B-47 Stratojet plane taking off.
Flight plan on a map shows interception of three missiles. Trucks loaded on to a C-124 Globemaster 2 airplane. C-119. C-133 and C-130 aircraft seen in flight.. C-124 lands on airfield. Aerial view of air force base. Jet fighters parked on the airfield. Events during the Cuban Crisis.1962.
U.S. fighter jet F-100 Super Sabre aircraft take off from an air base. Jet fighters drop bombs and hit targets on ground as part of training exercises. Events during Cuban Crisis.1962.
View of spacelog hours on a space graph that contrasts man hours in space by the United States and by the Soviet Union (during the "Space Race.") NASA Gemini XII astronauts Lovell and Aldrin are greeted after their flight. View from spacecraft in space. View from capsule with Earth below, as rendezvous and docking with Agena vehicle takes place. Gemini astronauts enter elevator to ascend to capsule before launch. View of a unmanned ICBM missile lift off at night and an explosion. NASA Gemini successful lift off, and view of NASA mission control room. Gemini capsule on deck of USS Wasp is opened by a McDonnell employee, and astronaut shakes hands after recovery. Technical briefing in which Integrated Testing Sequence GT-4 is explained to U.S. Air Force personnel. Camera pans upward from base to top of a NASA Gemini missile and capsule. Gemini capsule is installed atop rocket. Model of Gemini rocket seen in conference room during meeting. Gemini components in large factory. A Titan II missile launch serving as a Gemini flight test shows telemetry instruments including dish and antenna tracking the launch. Close and long shots of Titan II missile in flight. Installation of flight control, pressure oscillation suppressors, and guidance systems on Titan ll to allow for man rating on Gemini. Gemini launch vehicle engines fired on Aerojet general test stand. Critical parts for Gemini are examined at the U.S. government quality assurance area. Engineers work on rocket parts and tie wrapping electrical components. View of radio guidance system module being tested. Gemini launch vehicle on launch pad and views of control room.
Voice of America broadcast facility in Okinawa. Interior of relay station. Wall clock with hands pointing at 2 o'clock. A lucite sign beneath the clock begins to flash 'On Air'. A sign reading 'Voice of America' is seen at base of clock. Clock with its hands at 3 o'clock .
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