American military capabilities on display in Puerto Rico. American artillery troops parade at the Henry Barracks in Cayey, Puerto Rico, home to the 2nd Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment. Military trucks pull artillery guns over mountain roads. Range finders give coordinates to the artillery crew. Artillery guns being fired. U.S. pilots parade on the newly-built Borinquen Army Airfield, home to the 27th Bombardment Squadron,and elements of the 25th Bombardment Group, equipped with B-18A aircraft. B-18 bombers take off from the airbase. Aerial view from above a formation of B-18s flying over the city of San Juan in Puerto Rico. (World War II period).
Biplanes lined up at an airfield in United States. Hat in Ring insignia on the planes indicating they are part of the 94th Aero Squadron. Pilots and maintenance crew pose for the camera. Views of biplanes flying in formation. Several stunts being performed while flying.
Sign outside a building reads "Briefing Room". Officers of the American 82D Aviation Company enter the briefing room. Briefing session. UH-1D helicopters land on airfield. 173D Airborne brigade troops rush off from the helicopters and take cover in woods. (Vietnam War period).
A jeep moves along a road at Ankhe Airfield in South Vietnam. Tents of the American 1st Cavalry Division. The U.S. and Vietnamese flags outside the division headquarter tent. A UH-1D helicopter flying close to ground passes in the background.
38th and 338th Fighter Squadron P-38H's taxi round perimeter track at Nuthampstead and take-off down main runway. Some of the planes take off in pairs and others singly. Among those seen are , Lt. Jerry Ayers' P-38H coded CG-Q and Lt. Stanley Richardson's P-38H coded CL-X. Views of 55th Fighter Group P-38H planes escorting 91st Bomb Group B-17Fs in European Theater of Operations. Flights of P-38 planes position themselves to protect B-17 formations. Crew officers (including Capt. Hancock of the 38th FS) observe the activities from ground. The P-38s return to land. One P-38 releases drop tank over the airfield before landing. (World War II period).
ME-262 training film of Luftwaffe in World War 2. An Me-262 parked at an airfield. Camera moves back and reveals the image is a framed picture on a wall. A German pilot is seated at his desk in an office. Another pilot enters, salutes and is greeted enthusiastically. The two converse about the Me-262 and training program, and then leave the office together.
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