One of 12 rockets named "Bérénice" being launched from a French island Île du Levant (Le Levant) on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Distant views of people sunbathing, some are topless or in the nude, on rock outcroppings near the beach. Engineers and scientists work in a French national study and research center for aeronautics on the other side of the island (O.N.E.R.A. (Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales). Missile 'Berenice' being prepared for launch. It will be used to measure kinetic heat upon its reentry into the atmosphere. Men work on panels in mission control center and look through a telescope. Missile being launched. A woman in bikini walks with a dog.
Invasion of Okinawa, Japan during World War II. Coming aboard the flagship of Task Force 58 is Admiral Marc Mitscher. Conferences in Guam come to an end. Officers walk. U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander in Chief, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz sends an armada of 1400 vessels to Okinawa in the Ryukyu Islands. Fleet underway to Okinawa. Troops of the U.S. 10th Army division play cards, play music and dance on the deck to entertain themselves. Officer distributes money to the soldiers aboard the ship. Troops stand with money. Guns of the fleet fire at land. Rockets being fired at shore. Landing crafts reach the shore. Troops walk on the shore in Okinawa. Japanese dugouts and pillboxes being destroyed with grenades. Soldiers talk and share food with civilians on the island.
Activities following nuclear reactor accident at Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in Pennsylvania. Technicians wearing protective dress and masks examine interior and assess conditions inside Unit Two of the Three Mile Island Plant. As they return to an area to remove their protective gear. In that area a sign reads 'This space maintained by HP dept' (Health Physics Department). Technicians enter fire door. Exit and arrow sign on a wall.
Activities during a crisis at Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Pilots in the cockpit.of a helicopter operated by EG&G Technical Services Company doing aerial surveys of the area around the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. Aerial view of nuclear station. Aerial view of river near station. Cooling towers visible.. Vehicles parked at the station.
USS Block Island loaded with P-47 Thunderbolts arrives in Belfast, Ireland. Tugs tow the ship in a channel. P-47 Thunderbolt fighter planes on the deck of USS Block Island. The ship near the pier.
Invasion of Iwo Jima by U.S. forces in World War II. A United States BB (battleship) shells the beach. Mount Surabachi being attacked by shell fire. Smoke rising from Mount Surabachi and island. Coastline of Iwo Jima. A United States DD (destroyer) fires toward the island. Smoke rises in the background.
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