Views of arctic terrain, with waves crashing against shore and leaving frozen hills of ice and snow. Closeup of waves. Sea ice glistening in sunshine. Brief views from the cockpit of the Fokker F-VII Tri-motor airplane, the "Josephine Ford," while Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett occupied it during their flight to the North Pole in 1926. (Neither occupant is seen.) The views include glimpse of underside of wing; engine parts in the open; and engine crankcase covered with frozen oily sludge. Views appear limited by restricted visibility from the cockpit. Clip concludes with several views downward to the frozen arctic wasteland below.
United States submarine Nautilus O-12 (SS-73) in the Arctic region during a polar expedition. Ships underway at sea. Men come aboard Nautilus submarine. People gathered along the coast. A man pours out a liquid in a bucket. Men at the bow of the submarine. A vessel anchored in mid sea. Men at the bow of the submarine. A vessel and a barge in the sea. Snow covered mountains in the polar region. An iceberg on the surface of the water.
A British ship convoy underway in the North Sea as part of the Arctic Convoys supplying ships, weapons, and materials to the Soviet Union at Arkhangelsk and Murmansk during World War II. A map showing the North Sea route. The British ships underway. The ships carry weapons and other equipment to Russia as an aid for the fight against Nazi Germany. A man aboard a ship watches the area through binoculars. Crew dressed for Freezing cold temperatures. Enemy aircraft in flight over the area. The German aircraft drop bombs on the convoy. Guns fired from the ships. Smoke rise from firing and bombardment in the area. Circa 1942.
Four Russian scientists rescued from ice at Greenland Sea in the Arctic ocean. The deck of a Soviet ice-breaker. The North Pole camp on an iceberg. A man looks through binoculars from an Soviet ice-breaker. The marooned men.
United States submarine Nautilus in the Arctic region. Ice scattered on the surface of the sea. Starboard side of the United states submarine Nautilus as it pushes against solid ice. Men at the bow of the submarine as a sea diver descends to check the bow of the submarine. Men on bow tend air hose and lines to the diver underwater. Bubbles on the water surface. The diver pops to the surface and comes along side. He climbs up the ladder and comes aboard. His helmet is removed. Men move onto the deck of the submarine as it moves in an area covered with pieces of ice. Water washes the stern of the submarine as it pitches up and down in the broken ice.
U.S. Navy destroyer ship USS Billingsley (DD-293) tows twin float bi-plane. Several men stand in a group. An Italian plane floats in water. The Italian pilot named Locatelli is rescued by cruiser Richmond at night in Arctic Sea. He shakes hands with the crew of Richmond.
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