U.S. PLANES BOMB BORNEO [ETC.]

National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39044, LI 208-UN-137 - U.S. PLANES BOMB BORNEO [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series: Motion Picture Films from "United News" Newsreels, compiled 1942 - 1945. Part l, the 13th Air Force bombs oil fields in Borneo. Part 2 shows new members of Congress and other personages (Henry Wallace, Harry Truman, Alben Barkley, Sam Rayburn) as the 79th Congress convenes. Part 3 shows test firings of naval torpedoes. Part 4, Elmer Davis signs the charter for the United Nations Information Service and speaks on its operations. Part 5, shows the preparation and shipment of clothing by UNRRA. Part 6, rockets are tested on ground targets. Part 7, shows tests and samples of silicone, a "new bouncing plastic." Part 8, carrier-based airplanes bomb and strafe Japanese shipping and airfields.