Project Cirrus, Gilze Rijen Air Base in Holland. NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) officer maps a campaign in a field, he marks on a map. Two NATO officers walk in the area. NATO airmen briefed by an officer. Instructor stands at the blackboard during briefing.
A U.S. Air Force C54 aircraft taxis, with outboard engines shut down, to the ramp at Gilze Rijen Air Base in Holland, during NATO Air Forces exercise Project Cirrus. Lieutenant General Lauris Norstad, Commander in chief, U.S. Air Forces Europe, and Commanding general of the Allied Air Forces in Central Europe, descends a long ladder to the ramp. He is greeted by A Dutch Air Force General and poses with other NATO Air Forces officers. He is briefed by a NATO officer, and then surrounded by reporters who interview him. Next, he enters a 1950 Ford sedan staff car and is driven away. The next scene shows Norstad in discussions with NATO fliers at a camp in open fields. Closeup of Norstad with two NATO Generals (one from Norway). Broader view of the group showing elements of the camp in the background.
During NATO Exercise Cirrus, in 1951, a formation of three C-119 aircraft of the U.S. 443rd Troop Carrier Group are seen high above the Gilze Rijen Air Base in Holland. They descend and land at the airfield.
A formation of seven de Havilland Vampire jet aircraft are seen above the Gilze Rijen Air Base in Holland, during NATO Exercise Cirrus, in 1951. They peel off and commence landing in a tactical trail formation at the airfield. The camera follows the first to land as it passes two C-119 aircraft of the U.S. 443rd Troop Carrier Group on the airfield. Next, one of the C-119s is seen taxiing.
A fierce storm in Atlantic causes water to break over the dykes in Holland leading to a severe flood in West Europe. Houses submerged in water, people flee the flooded area. Men row boat across the flooded area. A wrecked car floats on water.
Three girls train horses in various stunts in Holland. A girl kisses a horse. Horse stands on the stack of hay and a girl rides bicycle under it. A wooden ramp placed on ground and extending up and over the horse laying on its side. A girl rides a bicycle on the ramp down the side of the horse. Three girls and the horse dine at a table.
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