Bell X-1 rocket plane at airfield in United States. A man with a hose stands near X-1. Smoke emits from the back of X-1. Insignia of United States. Man stands next to the wing of X-1. Smoke or condensate covers X-1. Men stand near the cockpit, one of them looks inside the cockpit. A pilot in a cockpit. A man approaches the pilot. Nose art writing on plane nose says "Bell aircraft".
Allied Commanders meet in Delhi, India during World War II. A transport aircraft lands at an airfield in Delhi. Deputy Supreme Allied Commander of the China-Burma-India Theater Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell gets off the aircraft. Officers greet General Stilwell. Stilwell smokes a cigar as he speaks to officers. U.S. Army General Brehon Somervell gets off an aircraft and is greeted by Lieutenant General Stilwell and others. Somervell smokes a cigarette. Another aircraft lands at the field. Supreme Allied commander of the China-Burma-India Theater, British Lord Louis Mountbatten is greeted by officers as he shakes hands.
Soldiers assembled inside a hangar at Can Tho Army Airfield, in Vietnam, applaud individual performers who are part of a USO troupe. A man and woman sing a duet. Scene shifts to soldiers overflowing the hangar, and watching from outside. Some sit and stand on improvised platforms and military equipment. Two women from the troupe pose near a fence, holding a white cloth over their heads to protect from the sun. Soldiers watching the performances while standing on a piece of construction equipment. View from behind soldiers standing inside the hangar. Large number of soldiers in audience seated inside the hangar. (Vietnam War period).
Sammy Davis Jr. entertaining troops in visit to Vietnam with a USO troupe. View of soldiers assembled inside a hangar at Can Tho Army Airfield, watching as Sammy Davis Jr. speaks from a stage set up in the hangar. Members of the audience smile and chuckle at his remarks. The audience applauding. Closeups of some in the audience, laughing and applauding. Davis interacting with the audience. Closeup of several Military Policemen standing backstage. View from side of tremendously large audience. View of Davis performing as solo stand up comedian. Soldiers watching from outside the hangar applauding. Another view of Davis onstage, and of the huge audience.
Sammy Davis Jr. on tour with a USO Troupe, entertaining American troops at Can Tho Army Airfield in Vietnam. A U.S. Army military policeman peeks through a curtain aside a stage, where Sammy Davis Jr. is performing as part of a USO tour entertaing troops during the Vietnam War. Davis stands onstage, backed by women dancers who move rhthmically as he speaks or sings into the microphone. Camera shifts to spot at back of large audience seated in a hangar at the base. Musicians and other members of USO troupe are seen onstage in distance. View of soldiers seated outside the hangar applauding the performances. View from behind audience. Sammy Davis Jr. seen onstage in distance. Soldiers watching from atop a raised platform, outside the hangar. Several views of audience clapping rhythmically to beat of music sung by performers. Some soldiers taking moving pictures of the event, from outside the hangar. Huge overflow crowd of soldiers watching from outside the hangar. Glimpse of Sammy Davis Jr. singing, accompanied by musicians. More audience shots.
Film opens as Davis takes bows and audience applauds, in a hangar at the airfield. Closeups of some soldiers applauding. View of soldiers feet as they move in time to musice while the soldiers sit on improvised bleacher seats. Soft drink cans and snack packages on the floor. Soldiers watching the performance from atop a rugged shelter covered with earth and sandbags. Other soldiers watching from atop improvised seats, including mobile platforms and truck tires. Musicians playing jazz onstage as audience listens intently. Soldiers applaud enthusiastically at end of performance. Glimpse of Sammy Davis Jr. onstage with a woman dancer. (Vietnam War period).
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