The American Interplanetary Society's first liquid fuel rocket is launched from Staten Island in New York, United States in 1933. George Edward Pendray of the AIS, and his associate preparing for the launch. The 7 1/2 foot rocket is placed on a stand. Other men look on. The rocket, fueled with gasoline and liquid oxygen, takes off. Its fuel tank overheats and explodes moments after takeoff and the rocket crashes to the beach below. (From a November 10, 1958 newsreel recounting events 25 years earlier. The world's first successful liquid fuel rocket was launched by Robert Goddard in Auburn, Massachusetts, on 16 March 1926. This film records the first such attempt under auspices of the American Interplanetary Society, in 1933. )
U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's inaugural parade in Washington DC, United States. People gather on either sides of a street. The Presidential car in the parade. A motorcade passing on the street. Buildings along a side of the street. Soldiers aboard trucks. Several airplanes fly in formation overhead. A flag flying atop a building. Troops march holding U.S. flags. Armored tanks in the parade. (World War II period).
U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's inaugural parade in Washington DC, United States. People gather on either sides of a street. The U.S. Capitol in the foreground. A motorcade passing on the street. Soldiers aboard military vehicles. The Presidential car in the motorcade. Horse-drawn units pass. Soldiers march. Other armored vehicles and tanks passing. (World War II period).
U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's inaugural parade in Washington DC, United States. People gather on either sides of a street. The U.S. Capitol in the foreground. Buildings along street sides. Scout cars pass. Soldiers aboard trucks passing on the street. Motorized artillery and tanks passing. Several airplanes fly in formation. Flags flying on flag poles atop a building. (World War II period).
British defense units including Indian regiments fighting in Egypt during World War II. Soldiers aboard jeeps and tanks advancing on a battlefield. Indian troops march in formation. They fire heavy guns on the battlefield. A man writes on a board. Indian soldiers fire anti-aircraft guns. Smoke from firing on the battlefield.
A training film on loading and employment of LSTs (Landing Ship Tanks) in the United States. Officers seated at a desk. They make strategies and plans for the loading and the employment of the ship. The office of the Transport Quartermaster Officer (TQM). A TQM seated at a desk. He confers with commanding officers of each unit to be transported. They ensure correct loading of every equipment. They fill a form. Plans for handling of special items and protection of cargo from different weather conditions are made. The TQM makes a personal inspection of a ship. He finds out possible minor conversions which should be made. A man standing with him. He gives information about changes which are required. The TQM discussing with other officers and personnel. The TQM standing near a table with officers in his office. He designs plans for the ship. He lays out the ship's blueprints and corrects any peculiarities. Cargo loading and other plans are formulated. They prepare the profile storage plan. Then they compile the loading summary. The ship's Cargo Officer and the TQM present the loading plan to the ship's Captain for his approval. The Captain must agree with him in every detail. After the final agreement, the ship prepares to receive the cargo. The cargo is being loaded. Men working on the ship.
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