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Hundreds of soldiers parachute from airplanes during World War II.
Hundreds of soldiers parachute from airplanes during World War II.
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World War II: pilot training
World War II / Allies propaganda film, "Wings of Youth", from Canada / British Commonwealth Air Training Plan / plow horses being used to pull airplane / row of planes with propellers moving / armed soldiers marching / CU pilot / pilot...
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US Air Force pilots demonstrate ejector seats while in flight
Title: 'Jet Pilots Shot to Safety' superimposed over pilot ejecting out of US Air Force plane / MS plane in flight; pilot ejects, moves in jet stream, loses hat, parachute deploys / another ejection, pilot and parachute speed away from...
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United States proposes 10-nation Southeast Asia anti-communist alliance similar to NATO
Title card: "Pacific NATO" / Title "Britain and France study U.S. proposal for 10-nation security pact for defense of Southeast Asia" superimposed over map of Burma, Thailand, Indo-China, Malaya, Philippines, Indonesia / large ball in...
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General Motors public relations footage release shows new self-propelled anti-tank gun on ground and deployed from plane by parachutes
Title card: "Airborne Punch! Uncle Sam's Gun with Wings" / men drive self propelled anti-tank gun past camera, storage bldg in bkgd / air to air Fairchild C-82 airplane in flight / shot inside plane past self propelled gun / MS small...
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US military test flies new jet airplane X-1A and test fires new guided missile "Regulus"
Title "News from the airways" superimposed over X-1A taking off from Edwards Air Force Base in California / shot from plane of USAF bomber in flight carrying X-IA attached underneath, X-1A is released and drops down / shot from plane of...
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New French offensive against Communists in Indochina
Title superimposed on a tank, "Indo-China - French open New Drive against Reds" / A montage of large guns firing and another shooting a bazooka / Two men running with their firearms / Men with tanks / CU tank's mud-covered treads moving...
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WS AERIAL View of paragliding with landscape / Languedoc Roussillon, France
WS AERIAL View of paragliding with landscape / Languedoc Roussillon, France
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WS AERIAL TS ZO View of paragliding with landscape / Languedoc Roussillon, France
WS AERIAL TS ZO View of paragliding with landscape / Languedoc Roussillon, France
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101st Airborne Division - Airborne, part 3
/ military recruitment film - soldiers exercising, parachute jump training / soldier helped into his equipment by another soldier who then slaps his butt / paratroopers enter the back of a C-130 Hercules transport plane / paratroopers...
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Air Force Transport Plane Drops Cargo
Air Force breaks a world record by air-dropping the single heaviest unit ever / It's a twenty-five ton package, kept level during the low altitude drop by four parachutes. It's the Air Force's latest technique for air dropping heavy...
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Skydiver exits plane and does a series of flips, spins, tricks, and then deploys parachute.
Skydiver exits plane and does a series of flips, spins, tricks, and then deploys parachute.
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Airdrop of 'paratrooper' huskies in Labrador
Two men seated on snow with a military airplane behind / Douglas DC-3 in air / VS man with husky dogs inside plane; he adjusts parachute and throws dog out the door / parachutes with dogs in the air falling to earth; a person harnesses...
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Harvey P. Trusty and jumpers demonstrate use of rescue chair with parachute
Title card: "Sky Lifesaver Drops Passengers and Seats Out of Plane in Midair - Harvey P. Trusty, Los Angeles inventor, tells of latest rescue wrinkle enabling timid air travelers to sit tight and be saved" / Trusty, in suit, speaking...
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Seaplane over Statue of Liberty
Seaplane flying over open water / flying over Statue of Liberty / parachute opens and lands in water as seaplane flies / trawler and seaplane nearing downed parachute // Note: exact year not known; documentation incomplete
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Pilot Amelia Earhart tests new safety parachute in Lahaway Plantation, New Jersey
MS boy standing on grass near metal tower / WIPE TO man helping pilot Amelia Earhart to sit in seat under parachute attached to a metal tower for "captive parachute" safety parachute test / CU man adjusts seat belt / CU Earhart sitting...
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US Army troops on maneuvers at Ft. Greely in Alaska
Title "Cold war - Army test on frigid arctic front" superimposed over soldier watching military vehicle on treads called "weasel" moving through snow / line of vehicles moving through snow / tank rolling past camera / line of trucks...
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USAF bombers at Strategic Air Command bases in New Mexico and Louisiana
Card: "Paramount News issue no 9" / title "Air Force tests skill, 'World Series' of bombing" superimposed over airman walking guard past parked bomber / B-36 bomber taking off from Walker Air Force Base in New Mexico / row of parked B-36...
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Dassault Mystere IV fighter bomber ceremony in hangar at Bordeaux Air Field and SNCASE Baroudeur in maiden flight over Istres, France
Title: "Aviation--New French Fighter Joins NATO" superimposed over Dassault Mystere IV fighter bomber / VS Mystere inside hangar at Bordeaux Air Field during ceremony / CU Mystere IVA written on side of plane / VS military brass and men...
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US fighter plane lent to USSR has star painted over and takes off from Iranian airfield
MS two men stand in front of plane (possibly Curtis P-40 Warhawk/Tomahawk/Kittyhawk) as a third man paints over American star insignia to better resemble Soviet red star / CU star being painted over / MS Soviet pilot wearing parachute,...
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Parachute stunts in the USSR and the US in 1933
WS parachutists jump from Soviet airplanes during record parachute jump in Moscow / POV from plane of parachutists jumping out, falling toward earth / WS parachutists in sky, with chutes open / closer view // [US, date unknown] daredevil...
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Cleveland air show with crash and parachute escape, 1932
Biplanes flying formation / glider doing turns / autogiro doing stunts / boy toddler yelling / parachutist jumps from plane / parachutist landing / pilots, Al Wilson and John Miller, challenging each other / plane and autogiro in air...
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Nazi forces plow through Europe as Hitler's war machine deploys and delivers destruction
MS-PAN LEFT German Luftwaffe plane takes off / CU nose of plane in flight with spinning propeller / MS gunner inside plane / VS bombs drop from plane, hit ground and explode / VS people running and taking cover on city streets during air...