'Boxcars of the Korean Skies' shows U.S. Air Force airlift operations in Korea during the Korean War. U.S. 315th Air Division operations show C-119 Flying Boxcar and C-46 Commando transport planes being loaded at an airfield in Japan. A truck backs up to load combat equipment onto a transport plane. Soldiers unload packets from the truck and load them in the plane. Interior of the C-119 shows parachute straps being strapped to an overhead carrier. The C-119 planes taxi on a runway and take off. The pilot's compartment of a C-119 plane. The planes in flight over an area near Seoul in Korea to drop supplies for UN troops serving in Korea.
A training film titled ‘The F-84-F Walk Around Inspection’ details an inspection of U.S. Air Force F-84F Thunderstreak aircraft, United States. Inspection crew arrives at airfield and boards F-84F Thunderstreak plane parked on the flight line. Pilot looks at a notepad and inspects the cockpit of plane. Crewman examines nose of the plane. Airman removes an object from nose of the aircraft and kneels down at gear of aircraft and checks nose gear safety pin. He examines tire of the plane. Air pressure gauge of plane being inspected. Nose of fuselage and gun deck cover being inspected. Inboard pylon tanks on right wing being checked for proper installation. Pressure gauges for pylon tanks being examined. Wheel well being examined from inside. Right wing tires being checked for oiling. Crewmen examine landing light cover and rocket rails. Wings of plane being examined. Airmen examine fuel tank span, tail pipes and rudders. Airman checks condition of tail light. Cockpit with the instrument panel. Aircraft being checked for security and damage. Aircraft being checked for evidences of leakage or damage. Left wing wheels being examined. Tank silo tape being secured. Airman walks over wing of an aircraft to examine the same. Fuel tank silo cover being removed by an airman. Rear of canopy being examined by airman.
Structural tests of U.S. Air Force B-36 Peacemaker bomber aircraft at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Interior of an office building as engineers and civilian personnel look at charts of the B-36 aircraft. Man points at the charts and blueprints of B-36 structure. Exteriors of structural test building, Area 'B', Wright Patterson AFB. A B-36 aircraft taxis on airfield. Exterior of test hangar with test personnel around the B-36. Interiors as B-36 undergoes various stress and strain tests. Wing section of B-36 undergoes various tests. Man at hydraulic control panel. Tail tests being carried out on B-36. Personnel at an instrument panel.
Ceremonies to mark the 173rd anniversary of United States Marine Corps in North Carolina. 2nd Marine Division passes in inspection of Commandant of Marine Force General Clifton B. Cates. Tanks being driven as units march on field. Marines land on enemy beachheads during World War II. Smoke rises due to artillery fire on beach. Aircraft on flight line at an airfield. Aircraft and helicopters in flight.
Animated sequence shows flags of Allied forces advancing through France against German forces during World War 2. U.S. and Free French flags shown in South of France and British and Canadian to the North. Beyond the Seine River, German soldiers are seen watching the launch of V-1 buzz bombs against London. Aerial views of British armored units racing towards Brussels, Belgium. Local people wave and applaud them as they move through villages towards Brussels. Crowds greet them joyfully as they enter Brussels. American soldiers crossing fields and entering the boundaries of Germany. British soldiers (Tommies) being given drinks by Belgian man in Brussels. American soldier walking with another who is clowning around, wearing a top hat and carrying an umbrella. Line of surrendering German soldiers on bicycles. A German Army Division, of about 20 thousand soldiers marching along a road to surrender. Canadian troops advancing in the North, happen upon a deserted German "flying bomb" site. American P-51 fighters operating on a German airfield. African American U.S. Army troops setting up communications systems on poles. Allied troops being entertained by USO performer. British and American troops moving through Germany.
German officers await air evacuation in European Theater during World War II. German officers await air evacuation to England. Germany officer boards U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 Skytrain plane parked at an airfield. U.S. soldiers stand around as German officer boards C-47. Door of C-47 closes.
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