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German soldiers advance into a territory in European Theater during World War II.

German soldiers in European Theater during World War II. German soldiers move and advance in European Theater. Explosions occur and smoke clouds rise. Soldier rides a motorcycle. Soldiers drive away in motorcars.

Date: 1939
Duration: 14 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675044915
First joint flight by Wright Brothers in 1910 near Dayton Ohio. Also scenes from other "firsts" in early aviation history up until 1919.

Wright brothers' first aircraft flight together near Dayton Ohio in 1910. Wilbur Wright is in the pilot's seat with Orville Wright as passenger to his right. (Until this flight, the Wrights had never flown together so that if one of them was killed, the other could continue their work.) Next, a view of Alberto Santos-Dumont, and the first European flight made by him on 13 September 1909. Following segment shows crowds gathered at Washington DC Polo field as truck arrives carrying mail to be loaded on the first U.S. Air mail flight, May 15, 1918. Army pilot, Lieutenant Webb, in his JN-4H airplane, on Southbound flight from New York, takes off from Philadelphia, where he stopped to pick up more mail. He flies over the Washington Polo Field upon arrival. We see his airplane being unloaded as he jumps down from cockpit and crowds watch. Views of first transatlantic flight begins with takeoff of three out of four existing United States Navy Curtiss flying boat aircraft from Newfoundland, on May 16, 1919. Curtiss flying boats NC-1, NC-3, NC-4 are seen at takeoff from Newfoundland on first leg of the transatlantic journey. Flying Boat NC-4 is also seen at one of its foreign ports, though which is unclear (Azores, Lisbon, or England).

Date: 1910
Duration: 1 min 21 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675031726
British air force and navy raid targets of Japanese in Pacific Theater and Germans on European Front, during World War II.

Allied air force and navy raid Japanese targets in the Pacific Theater and German positions on the European Front, during World War II. British aircraft carriers in the Indian Ocean. Airmen and sailors aboard attach bombs and prepare planes for a raid on Japan. Planes take off from the strip of carrier one after the other. Navigator makes plans for returning the planes. The planes land on the strip after completing the mission. Large guns on the ships. British 8th Air Force raids Nazi supply lines on the European Front. Immense smoke rises by the bombs dropped on Nazi positions. A German fighter plane shot in air by Allied warplane.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 11 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675056372
P-38 planes fly over B-17 planes in European Theatre of Operations

38th and 338th Fighter Squadron P-38H's taxi round perimeter track at Nuthampstead and take-off down main runway. Some of the planes take off in pairs and others singly. Among those seen are , Lt. Jerry Ayers' P-38H coded CG-Q and Lt. Stanley Richardson's P-38H coded CL-X. Views of 55th Fighter Group P-38H planes escorting 91st Bomb Group B-17Fs in European Theater of Operations. Flights of P-38 planes position themselves to protect B-17 formations. Crew officers (including Capt. Hancock of the 38th FS) observe the activities from ground. The P-38s return to land. One P-38 releases drop tank over the airfield before landing. (World War II period).

Date: 1943
Duration: 3 min 38 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675030629
Soldiers of United States 591st Engineering Corp return home from the European theater of war in World War 2

A newsreel titled '2,000,000th G. I, head for home' shows soldiers of United States 591st Engineering Corp head for home after 22 months from European theater of war. Charles Hudgins being presented a plaque by an officer as other soldiers look on. They bid 'adieu' to their dear ones before embarking onto a ship.

Date: 1945, December 13
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675038060
Smoke rises up due to an explosion as a German plane is attacked by a U.S. fighter aircraft in the European Theater.

Operations of United States 8th Air Force Fighter Command in the European Theater during World War II. Pilot Forsyth of 359th Squadron, 356th Fighter Group in flight in a fighter aircraft. An aerial view of the mountains and the land. The aircraft strafes a German aircraft. A German plane explodes on landing. Flames and smoke rise up due to the explosion.

Date: 1944, August 18
Duration: 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675054507