Bulldozer works to clear earth for the construction of an airfield in the Andreanofs, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, in 1942, during WW2. Wide panoramic views of the flat space to be used for aircraft, covered in shallow water. With map visuals, narrator describes that the U.S. Forces are in fighter range of the Japanese position at Kiska Island, and within bomber range of the Japanese position at Attu Island. A B-24 bomber aircraft moves across the makeshift airfield. U.S. soldiers standing on ladders work on aircraft engines. A bomb is loaded into an aircraft. Soldiers stand and talk, examine papers. U.S. Army Air Force troops walk toward a B-24 Liberator and spin the propellers by hand.
A British man and a U.S. Air Force soldier tour an abandoned runway and airfield at RAF Molesworth in England, in 1954, ten years post WW2. Shot from an elevated position showing the two men walking across the overgrown airstrip. Grasses and shrubs grow from the deserted airfield. The men walk back and forth, pointing at things and exploring. They stop to chat, laughing. The Englishman smokes a pipe. Close up of the Englishman as he speaks with the American. The Englishman wears a flat cap and sports a mustache. The two men chat while the Englishman smokes. Close up of the American, who wears glasses.
View of house on barren land. Destroyed fences and mounds of dirt. Dust storm covers the sky during Dust Bowl period in America. View of windmill and houses before the wall of dust. Illustrated map of the United States outlines the areas affected by dust storms, ranging from the panhandle of Texas to the Dakotas. Graphic shows side view of soil including top soil and sub-soil. Crops are pictured growing from the top soil, then dying. Narrator explains that sun and wind then strip away the top soil. Animation shows top soil crumbling to dust and being swept into the air. Measures to protect top soil are pictured, beginning with planting "arid-land plants" such as grasses to protect soil from the sun and wind. Illustration depicts Lister Furrows: the cutting of deep ridges at right angles to the direction of the wind, acting as a wind break. For future protection, an illustration of shelter belts of trees acting as wind breaks. Scene of house and barren ground in dust storm. Motor cars drive amid dust storm. Scenes of buffalo and cattle being herded. Man stands with cow in dry, barren farmland. Farmers tend to dry, unhealthy crops. Motor car and carriage drive on barren ground. Idealistic scene of healthy land with good grass for cattle grazing and large barn in the background. Final image of a wall of dust.
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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