Allied Invasion of Toulon, Southern France during Operation Dragoon of World War II on 28 August 1944. Troops occupy Toulon. Damaged naval base by allied air bombing. View of damaged port. Mountains in the background. View of damaged French battleship Dunkerque. Damaged Submarine and torpedo plant at Toulon Port. Weapons installed by French includes 320mm naval guns. Civilians cheer arrival of the French troops. View of Mont Faron overlooking Toulon. Tanks advance through streets. Map depicts the route of advancement.
Clip regarding excavation of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) combat operation center (COC) at Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado, United States. View of the NORAD Combat Operations Center (COC) at Ent Air Force Base in Colorado Spring, Colorado. Trees in the foreground. View of an atomic bomb or nuclear blast. Mushroom cloud rising after blast. Next scene show ground breaking ceremony for the new NORAD COC. Spectators seated. View of mountain. Flags flutter in wind from flagpole. Artwork depicts passageways and three level building in hardsite. General Laurence S Kuter,NORAD Commander in Chief and Lieutenant General Robert M Lee,ADC Commander presses a button and activates charge on side of the mountain to begin excavation.
Francis Cardinal Spellman Alaska en route to the East to visit United States troops. Cardinal Spellman visits various Air Force bases including Ladd Army Airfield in Fairbanks, Alaska. United States soldiers greet and receive him. The Cardinal visits Alaskan school children to convey holiday greetings.
Propeller starting up on a B-17 bomber. Pilot in cockpit as propeller spins up on B-17 named "Thunderbird." The Thunderbird B-17 taxiing towards the runway. View of building on military air base. Close up of "Thunderbird" nose art and pilot flashing the V for victory sign during start up. "Marnita No. 1" and many mission symbols painted on B-17. Propeller starting to spin for engine start. Ground crewman saluting and clasping his hands above head in victory symbol. Pilot of Thunderbird B-17 patting a propeller on the plane and flashing the OK sign.
Formation of B-17 bombers fly in formation over buildings at an air base. Trees and grass behind B-17 are blown by prop wash. Taxiing B-17 bomber with flowers and ground crew in foreground. B-17 pivots onto a runway.
Side view of countryside from B-17 Flying Fortress bomber. Airfield seen through gun sight on bomber. Distant aerial view of bomber airfield. Aerial view of countryside. Aerial view of empty airplane parking pads. Aerial view of military based. Aerial view of B-17 bombers parked in individual pads. Spinning propeller of B-17 seen through canopy with pilot in foreground while in the air.
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