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Armed Forces Screen Magazine B-52 Bomber Military Dogs X1 Landing Craft Udt Frogmen 98224 (1956)

1956 · Short film · 17 min

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This is a 1956 black and white movie. It is an I&E film (Information and Education) presented by the Office of Armed Forces. The movie opens with a spotlight on a magazine surrounded by four hats representing the four divisions of the United States Armed Forces. The film is separated into several parts. The first part showcases some of the military’s new equipment. The second part showcases German Shepherds being trained for wartime in Germany. The third part features Frogmen spearfishing in the Virgin Islands. The camera zooms in and we see that it is Screen Magazine. The page turns and we see an animated kangaroo with its baby and the title, What’s New in the Service. A B-52 bomber is on the tarmac, crew at attention in front:47. The men get their equipment ready 1:00. The men wear helmets and oxygen tanks 1:15. The B-52 taxis down the runway 1:20. A turn of the knob turns the plane counterclockwise on the tarmac 1:41. The B-52 approaches the camera slowly 1:58. The B-52 practices turning in place 2:30. In Washington, the Navy unveils the Grasshopper, a weather measuring instrument 2:42. After being dropped by parachute the Grasshopper can extend its legs and put itself upright 3:00. The device records weather, raises its antenna and starts broadcasting data 3:25. An operator translates the data 3:35. In Virginia, the Army demonstrates its new X1 landing craft retriever 3:50. The wheels of the craft are 10 feet in diameter 4:02. The landing craft retriever heads to the…

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Running time
17 minutes
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Ephemeral Films

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