U.S. Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley arrives at Fort Bliss in Texas. An airplane lands at Biggs Army Airfield. Secretary Hurley greets his sister and friends at the airfield. He stands with Major General William Booth. Cars parked along the side of a street. Hurley stands with other officials near a car. The officials salute. Troops of U.S. 1st Cavalry Division walk past in front of them. Hurley reviews the troops.
A U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 airplane carrying movies among its cargo bound from New Caledonia to troops stationed at Bougainville, Solomon Islands, during World War 2. Views inside the airplane cabin, where troops sit alongside the cargo. Glimpse from cockpit of aircraft on final approach to land on the airfield. Troops unloading canisters of movie films from the C-47. (Handing the movie reels out of the C-47 is Russ Laming of the 13th Troop Carrier Squadron, a.k.a the Thirsty 13th.) Army truck carrying mail bags and movie films driving away from the airfield. U.S. soldiers walk to their makeshift movie tent from foxholes and fortified positions. Sign on the tent reads: "Bougainville Roxy, Tonights feature." Movie projector seen inside the tent, as soldiers enter. Views of movie theaters made out of logs and other available materials at various locations in the Pacific theater of operations. They range from simple and rugged to more elaborate, at rear locations, away from the front lines. U.S. servicemen racing to get the best seats in a theater, as the doors open for a movie. Servicemen walking into an open air theater. They are called to attention as the unit commander arrives and takes his seat. View of wounded soldiers recuperating in a hospital,where a movie camera is being set up in the ward. They are tended by a French nurse wearing a "flying nun" hat (possibly North Africa). Servicemen and women being seated in an outdoor theater, and other places, waiting to watch movies. Allied troops join Americans to watch U.S. movies. A theater sign announcing the week's movie program at a Royal New Zealand Air Force post in the jungles. Courier carrying film canister from a jeep into a jungle theater. Soldier mounting the film on projector. U.S. troops watching a movie outdoors, during rain storm.
Aviator Jean Salis operates an aircraft in flight in England. Jean Salis follows the trans channel flight of French inventor Louis Bleriot. He uses the replica of Bleriot's wood monoplane for the flight. The airplane parked at the airfield. Salis in the cockpit of the plane. People gather on the field. The airplane in flight. The plane lands after the completion of its journey. A man shakes hands with Salis. Other people gather at the airfield to congratulate him.
Activities of the Allied military units in Europe during World War I. Aircraft parked on an airfield. Hangar buildings in the far background. A biplane aircraft takes off from the airfield. The aircraft in flight. Aerial view of ground and port area below, and several other aircraft seen at different altitudes.
Parachute training in the German army during World War II. Junkers Ju-52 airplanes parked on an airfield. Soldiers stand near the planes. A soldier salutes an officer. Paratroops board the aircraft. The Ju 52 airplanes take off from the airfield. The planes in flight. They fly in formation overhead. The soldiers jump out of the planes with parachutes. Close up views of them jumping from open door of aircraft, and aerial views of German paratroopers jumping. Aerial view of the soldiers descending. They land and quickly take off their parachute gear. They race to a gear parachute and open it to get rifles.
Last days of air war in Germany near end of World War 2. U.S. Airmen holding film slate, on dirt airfield, with P-47 parked behind. Slate identifies location as A-82 (Verdun Airfield, France). Gun camera footage from P-47 flown by pilot named Hunter, of the 9th Air Force, 100th Fighter Wing, 362nd Fighter Group, 377th Fighter Squadron. Footage shows strafing of German targets along lines of communication.
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