President Harry S. Truman of the United States visits Berlin and other places in Europe after World War II. Buildings and streets of Antwerp in Belgium. President Truman and U.S. Secretary of State James Byrnes aboard U.S. Ship Augusta. President raises his hat and waves to spectators on the dock at Antwerp. Few buildings damaged during war can be seen. Motorcade of President moving towards the Evere Airport in Brussels. Cars in cities and countryside of Belgium. At the Evere Airport, the 35th Infantry Division gives the honor guard to President. Soldiers in attention position near the Air Transport command airplanes on the airfield.
President Harry S. Truman of the United States visits Berlin after World War II. President's plane lands on ground at the Gatow Airport in the outskirts of Berlin, after an aerial inspection of Berlin. Secret serviceman keeps a watch in sky. Security guards and officials at the airfield. President Truman surrounded by secret servicemen, descends from the plane after aerial inspection. He moves towards terminal building.
Film opens showing air combat scenes from tun camera of several American fighter planes shooting down German warplanes. Some are high altitude encounters with aircraft leaving contrails as they fly. Gun camera views from American planes strafing German airfields and destroying aircraft on the ground. Strafing over lines of communication like roads, highways, canals and railroads. Locomotives struck and huge clouds of smoke issuing from them. Military fortifications being strafed and smoke rising. A huge explosion from a train being strafed. View from American fighter aircraft passing through ball of fire from explosion during strafing. Formation of American B-26 Marauder bombers flying through Flak clouds. One is seen flying level in flames. Another is seen from below. It is in D-Day striped paint and its left engine has been hit and partly torn off. Next, it is seen rolling over and headed down with flames and smoke coming from its left side.
United States Marine Corps during raid on Japanese island of Iwo Jima, during World War II. Marines use mine detectors in the battle field. Troops follow the path checked by the Marines. A tank dozer cleans the ground in battlefield. A Marine watches as the tank dozer rides over the ridges. Marine at machine gun post behind a ridge, fires a 50 caliber machine gun. Tanks advance down the road cleared by mine detectors and laid by the tank dozer. Number of tanks driving on the road across the airfield. .
Operation Thayer II by First Air Cavalry Division of United States Army in Ankhe, South Vietnam. General William C. Westmoreland talks with soldiers and officers of 1st Cavalry Division, including Brigadier General W. A. Becker. Soldiers smile. General Westmoreland departs by Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey) helicopter. At the Hammond Airfield, General Westmoreland steps from a jeep and is welcomed by officers. He stands on hood of a jeep and praises the fine job done by the soldiers. Soldiers gather around the jeep and listen to him. (Vietnam War period).
A Nazi fighter plane at an airfield in Germany during World War II. A fighter pilot enters the plane. The plane takes off.
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