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Military Newsreels 1945 - Issue 11
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keywords: wwii, xp-55 prototype fighter, santo tomas prison camp, gen. douglas mcarthur, pres. roosevelt, yalta conference
Synopsis: The New XP-55 Ascender Fighter Plane, 3,700 Civilians Freed From Manila Prison, Mexico Hosts Inter-American Conference, US Troops Battle Through the Siegfried Line to the Rhine River, President Roosevelt Reports On Yalta Conference.
- Date: 1945
- Duration: 00:09:31
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States, France, Mexico, Philippines
The New XP-55 Ascender Fighter Plane 1945
The XP-55 Ascender was a prototype fighter aircraft developed by Curtiss-Wright with US Air Corps goal of improving performance, armament and pilot visibility. Its unique features included rear-mounted engine, a twin tail, swept wings and a forward canards resulting in an interesting pusher-plane design.
3,700 Civilians Freed From Manila Prison 1945
General Douglas MacArthur is present as 3,700 American and British civilians internees are liberated from the Santo Tomas Prison Camp located in Manila, Philippines.
Mexico Hosts Inter-American Conference 1945
Mexico Hosts the Inter-American Conference attended by US Secretary of State Stettinius and Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller in Mexico City.
US Troops Battle Through the Siegfried Line to the Rhine River
US troops penetrate the Siegfried line in Northern France overrunning retreating the tired and hungry German soldiers taking them prisoner.
President Roosevelt Addresses A Joint Session Of Congress On The Yalta Conference 1945
President Roosevelt reports on the Yalta (Crimea) conference. Addresses a joint session of Congress. Excellent footage of Congress.
