Allied convoy of troop and supply ships en route to North Africa during Operation Torch, in World War 2. A couple of destroyers are seen escorting the convoy. Barrage balloons are pulled along, tethered to ships. Views of large convoy underway. A barrage balloon loses gas and falls into the sea.
Aerial views of Archangel and Bakaritza (or Bakaritsa) in northern Russia. A harbor and shore settlements on the Northern Dvina River near its exit to the White Sea. Various buildings and roads. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1) [Note: Footage from the United States Army 85th Division, 339th Infantry, American Expeditionary Force North Russia, participating as part of the Triple Entente forces, in the so-called "Polar Bear Expedition." Two thirds of the soldiers were from Michigan. ]
Periscope shot of an allied ship in North Atlantic Sea. Skipper of German submarine giving signal to fire on an allied ship, while he is looking through periscope, taking bearing. Ship listing heavily after large explosion. Conning tower of submarine. German sailors manning deck gun in preparation for attack. German submarine attacking allied shipping. Deck gun of German submarine being fired. Crew of submarine securing gun and getting below in preparation for crash dive. Depth gauges on German submarine. (World War II period).
Aerial views of Dew Line air defense radar installations in the Northern part of North America. Ground views of a man dressed in furs riding a dog sled. View from the sled of the dog team pulling it. The man and dog team moving in the snow past black microwave antennas of the "White Alice" Alaskan Communications system. Aerial view of a White Alice complex containing huge red and white checkered microwave antennas. Oil tanks and other facilities at the site. Scene shifts to closeup of receiving and relaying antennas of the White Alice system. View of a Dew Line radar site. Narrator explains how the Dew Line stations work in concert with the White Alice system. Closeup of radar antenna rotating and fade to a radar screen where a target is being painted by a sweeping beam. Operator at the radar screen picks up phone to inform NORAD (North American Air Defense Command). View of the NORAD Headquarters Building at Ent Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado, with mountain in background and flags of the U.S. and Canada flying from flag poles in front of the building. View inside the command and control area of the headquarters. A large tracking board on which radar information is depicted. view of a radar station complex on land and one out at sea. A Lockheed EC-121 radar picket aircraft in flight and a radar picket ship at sea.
Japanese cruiser, Tama, underway in the North Pacific Ocean during World War II. The cruiser underway in heavy seas as water washes over the deck of the ship. Ice cover on the deck and rails of the ship. Crewmen remove snow from the deck and the rails. A man looks through binoculars. Another crewman waves signal flags. A ship underway at sea.
Fire on a ship at sea off the Tunis Port. Flames and smoke emerge from the ship. Reflection of the flames in the water. (World War II period).
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Links ©2024 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2024 CriticalPast LLC.