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	Phantom Express - Irving C. Franklin You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page Downloads: 7,745 Average rating: (1 review)
	London Airport The story of a great engineering feat - the building, at Heathrow, of one of the largest airports in the world.April 1944 Great Western Aerodrome started its transformation from a privately owned small grass airfield to Heathrow. One of the worlds busiest airports. Londons main civil airport replacing Croydon Airport. The airport opened fully for civilian use on 31 May 1946. London Heathrow International Airport's one terminal was in fact an army surplus tent situated a short walk from the aircr... Keywords: Heathrow; ariport; London Downloads: 16,973 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	Sky Patrol - Paul Malvern "Tailspin Tommy" Tompkins and "Skeeter" Milligan are training young U. S. Army fliers for the newly-formed 'Sky Patrol,'a branch of the Army Reserves which operates along the borders and coast-lines, on the lookout for smugglers. Keywords: Action; Adventure; Aviation Downloads: 16,814 Average rating: (1 review)
	Charley's March of Time Charley questions the need for the National Insurance Acts of 1948. Welfare State. National Insurance payments. Social insurance. Keywords: Welfare State; Social insurance Downloads: 5,126 Average rating: (4 reviews)
	The 280 mm Gun at the Nevada Proving Ground - AFSWP The testing of the Mark 9 atomic artillery shell was the Grable event, part of a much larger series of nuclear detonations under the umbrella of Operation UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE in 1953. This operation conducted at the Nevada Test Site consisted of 11 atmospheric tests. There were three airdrops, seven tower tests, and one airburst. Conducted between March 17 and June 4, 1953, this operation involved the testing of new theories... Keywords: 280 mm gun; 280 mm; Mark 65 cannon; Atomic Annie; atomic shell; Mark 9 atomic shell; Upshot-Knothole; 1953; atomic; nuclear; Cold War; atomic testing; nuclear testing; military; national defense; Department of Defense; Department of Energy; radiation; radioactivity; fallout; radioactive Downloads: 69,175 Average rating: (3 reviews)
	USAF Southeast Asia Monographs USAF Southeast Asia Monographs This series documents important aspects of the war in Southeast Asia. Originally published by the Airpower Research Institute at Maxwell AFB, the seven short studies were written by airmen who fought in Vietnam. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vol. I: The Tale of Two Bridges and the Battle for the Skies over North Vietnam (out of print) Maj... Downloads: 2,461 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	Automobile for Cross-Country Travel Devised, 1936/11/09 "European engineers try out an automobile with startling new suspension features which enable the machine to disregard the smooth pavement of the highways and cut across ditches, hills and even cliffs in a cross-country dash." Downloads: 2,739 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	Rifle 5.56mm, XM16E1, Operation and Cycle of Functioning TF9-3663 US Army Training Film on the XM16E1 rifle, the first mass-fielded version of the M16 rifle. This is the version with chrome-plated bolt carrier, no trap door in the buttstock, no forward assist, non-chrome-lined chamber, and three-prong flash supressor. Somewhat notorious for reliability issues in the jungles of Vietnam, it was upgraded into the much more reliable M16A1 in 1967. Most of the basic information in this video is just as true today for the M16A2/A4 and M4 carbine. Downloads: 29,928 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress - First Motion Picture Unit of the U.S. Army Air Corps This film is a war documentary produced by one of the "Hollywood Colonels," William Wyler, who joined the Air Force Film unit and recorded the sights and sounds of the last mission of a B-17 bomber known as the Memphis Belle, named after the girlfriend of the pilot. A narrator told the story of the 10 crewmen as examples of simple average American boys doing a tough job. The men and plane were filmed during the bombing raid on the submarine plens in Wilhelmshafen, Germany, "just one mission of j... Keywords: WWII; war; documentary; b17 Downloads: 47,989 Average rating: (3 reviews)
	Baby Huey: Quack-A-Doodle-Doo - Famous Studios The first Baby Huey cartoon - see also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Huey From The Public Domain Movie Database: Baby Huey is disliked by all the other ducklings because of his large size and super strength. His strength has caused problems in the past, but ends up saving the day when a fox comes around looking for something to eat. Keywords: Famous Studios; Noveltoon; Baby Huey Downloads: 48,962 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	Mr. Wise Guy - Sam Katzman The number eight in the East SIde Kids series. The kids are sent to reform school after being falsely accused of stealing a truck. Keywords: Bowery Boys; East Side Kids; Comedy Downloads: 18,103 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	Wonder Jet Behind the jet engine of today lies a story of British pioneering. The development of the jet propulsion gas-turbine. jet engine. Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle. Power Jet W.1. Keywords: jet propulsion; Frank Whittle Downloads: 6,618 Average rating: (4 reviews)
	Report from the Aleutians - John Huston "Report from the Aleutians," directed by John Huston, follows the daily life of American soldiers serving in the Aleutian Islands, which extend in sequence off the shores of Alaska. Despite being cold, barren, and generally disagreeable, the Aleutians held military bases of immense strategic value in the Pacific theater of World War II. The film describes the geographic importance of the islands, and provides a portrait of daily wartime operations, such as attack planning and bombing raids, that... Downloads: 17,695 Average rating: (3 reviews)
	Birth of the B-29 - U.S. Army Air Forces Design, production and testing of World War II bomber. Keywords: World War II: Aviation; Aviation: Military Downloads: 22,316 Average rating: (4 reviews)
	About Fallout (1963) - U.S. Department of Defense, Office of Civil Defense Optimistic vision of fallout and civil defense countermeasures. Keywords: Atomic-nuclear: Civil defense Downloads: 26,881 Average rating: (8 reviews)
	The Green Promise - Monte Collins, Glenn McCarthy, Robert Paige Walter Brennan plays the part of a father raising four children, but has his own ideas about how to run a farm. Keywords: Drama; Natalie Wood Downloads: 11,260 Average rating: (6 reviews)
	Maniac - Dwain Esper Notorious film from early exploitation king Dwain Esper, who brought us such classic early titles as "Sex Madness," "Narcotic," "Reefer Madness," "How To Undress In Front Of Your Husband," and "Marihuana." Film's IMDb page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025465/ Keywords: Dwain Esper; exploitation; mental illness; abnormal psychology Downloads: 22,585 Average rating: (7 reviews)
	The Armalite AR-10 This is a promotional film for the Armalite AR-10. This is the rifle that led to the M-16 currently used by US forces. It features field-stripping, the belt-fed version, and Eugene Stoner running onto a beach firing from the hip. Downloads: 26,822 Average rating: (9 reviews)
	'Tales of Tomorrow' Miraculous serum (1952) Episode 'The miraculous serum' of series "Tales of tomorrow", originally aired June 20, 1952 (Season 1, Episode 38). Featuring: Richard Derr, Louis Hector, Peggy Allison and Lola Albright. Directed by: Don Medford. Original commercials by "Kreisler". Keywords: Classic TV; Live TV; 1950's; Fifties; Kinescope; ABC; Tales of Tomorrow Downloads: 3,507 Average rating: (8 reviews)
	Big Bounce, The - Fairbanks (Jerry) Productions The story of the Echo communications satellite project, and how scientists learned to bounce a radio signal off a big balloon. Written by Robert Engel and Leo S. Rosencrans. Narrator: Larry Thor. Producer and Photographer: Jerry Fairbanks. Editor: Richard Fritch, ASC. Production Manager: John McKennon. Assistant Director: Robert Scrivner. Musical Direction: Edward Paul. Original Score: Gene Kauer. Sound: Lawrence Aicholtz... Keywords: Communication: Telephone; Space: Satellites; Communication: Satellite Downloads: 16,816 Average rating: (11 reviews)
	Alice in Wonderland - Cecil Hepworth The first movie version of Lewis Caroll's novel "Alice in Wonderland", directed by Cecil Hepworth. The copy is bad, but - in some degree - watchable. Listed as Public Domain by Wikipedia. Keywords: Alice in Wonderland; silents Downloads: 64,789 Average rating: (10 reviews)
	Perversion for Profit (Part I) - Unknown Anti-pornography film produced by financier Charles Keating, linking pornography to the Communist conspiracy and the decline of Western civilization. Keywords: Culture wars; Sexualities; Pornography Downloads: 295,779 Average rating: (77 reviews)
	Duck and Cover - Archer Productions, Inc. Selected for the 2004 National Film Registry of "culturally, historically and aesthetically significant" motion pictures. Famous Civil Defense film for children in which Bert the Turtle shows what to do in case of atomic attack. Keywords: Atomic-nuclear: Civil defense; Animation Downloads: 567,842 Average rating: (73 reviews)