Description: I. US Navy 3rd Fleet suffers damage by a typhoon in the Pacific: film of the storm, and its effects: damaged ships, wrecked seaplanes; USS Pittsburgh loses bow section.
II. Conscripted effort in Germany fells and stores timber for winter fuel.
III. After-effects of Mitchell bomber's crash into 78th storey of Empire State Building: firefighting, wreckage, removal of casualties.
IV. French scheme gives town children holidays in the Alps.
V. World's largest flying boat (Martin JRM-1 Mars) launched and demonstrated.
VI. Athletics meeting (Sweden vs. Great Britain) in London.
VII. Solar eclipse filmed in north Sweden.
VIII. German POWs (under their own officers) work at harvest in Schleswig-Holstein; POWs return from Norway to British Zone.
IX. Capitulation of Japan marked by brief resumé of war in the Far East ("Allies shatter schemes for world domination") intercut with film of Potsdam conference and celebrations in London of VJ Day.
Personalities, Units and Organisations: United States Navy, USS PITTSBURGH, heavy cruiser (1944) (regiment/service)
Keywords: destruction, United States: typhoon at sea (object name)
ships, United States naval - : Pittsburgh & [damaged] (object name)
agriculture, German - arable: forestry (object name)
buildings, United States - commercial: Empire State Building & [damaged] (object name)
operations, United States civilian - rescue (object name)
recreation, French civilian - tourism: children's holidays (object name)
aircraft, United States - seaplane: Martin JRM-1 Mars (object name)
recreation, British civilian - sport: athletics (object name)
recreation, Swedish civilian - sport: athletics (object name)
sciences, Swedish - astro: solar eclipse (object name)
agriculture, German - arable: harvest (object name)
prisoners of war, German - labour (object name)
administration, Allied - occupation: Potsdam Conference (object name)
celebrations, British - event-related: VJ Day (object name)
administration, Allied - occupation: Potsdam Conference (object name)
celebrations, British - event-related: VJ Day (object name)
VJ Day (event)
Potsdam Conference, 1945, International Diplomacy (event)
Empire State Building, New York, New York, United States of America (geography)
France (geography)
London, England, UK (geography)
Sweden (geography)
Germany (geography)
Germany & Potsdam, Brandenburg (geography)
London, England, UK (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: German
Title language: German
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 2
Footage: 2024 ft; Running time: 22 mins
