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Edition of US-produced wartime newsreel, featuring the recapture of Novorossisk on the Crimea coast of the Soviet Union, a dinner honouring the aviation pioneers the Wright brothers, a family reunion for President Roosevelt, scenes from a marine school in Brisbane, Australia; a visit by Prime Minister Churchill to troops in Teheran in Iran, and scenes of air attacks by American forces against Japanese positions in the Pacific.
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Part 1: United News main titles. 'Novorossisk recaptured by Soviet forces'. View from hilltop of town below. A Soviet Navy officer (?) with a rangefinder. Shelling the city. Night shelling with Katyusha rocket bombardment. Naval footage with landing craft carrying troops to the shore. Naval infantry going forward. Infantry advancing. Two infantrymen fix a flag to an archway; others wave their hats in celebration. Seen from the water, men wave from a harbour breakwater to a passing boat.
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Part 2: 'Wright brothers, aviation pioneers, honored by US'. Footage of the Wright Flyer being launched. At an awards dinner in Washington, D.C.; Orville Wright and General Arnold receive a standing ovation. The Collier Trophy. Aerial footage; B-17 and B-25 bombers in flight.
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Part 3: 'Roosevelt family holds holiday reunion at home'. Various shots Roosevelt family at home in New York, in front of a Christmas tree.
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Part 4: 'Australian boys learn seamanship at marine school'. At Brisbane a parade of Sea Cadets are inspected. Knot-tying exercise. At work on a small boat. A boy tries to climb into a hammock but tumbles out. A boy at a tiller. Cadets manning a small yacht. Boy makes another attempt at climbing into his hammock. More from the yacht and yacht (MN2) passing camera. Boy successfully climbs into his hammock at last.
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Part 5: 'Churchill hailed by troops in Middle East'. In Teheran Winston Churchill inspects troops and is presented with gifts of local Persian craft (an engraved box and plate, and a miniature painting) by two British and one Indian soldier (the latter a Sikh). The troops gather in for an address by Churchill.
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Part 6: 'US bombers in mass attacks on Japanese bases'. United States Army Air Forces B-25 medium bombers are bombed up by ground crew in the south Pacific (New Guinea?). Air crew are briefed. Crew board their aircraft, a B-25 named 'The Wolf'; their dog tries to come with them. The bomber taxis away; cut to the dog watching it go. Bombers overhead. Bombers in flight over sea. Crewman fusing bombs. View through open bomb doors; the bombs drop. Looking aft as bombs explode behind the camera aircraft. More of bombing and strafing. Formations of B-25s. End title.
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35mm