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Newsreel 'Pacific fliers safe after perilous trip from Japan to US, Wenatchee Washington'

Hugh Herndon Jr. and Clyde Pangborn span the ocean. They wreck the propeller of the ship while landing. Mother of Clyde Pangborn greets him. Citizens of Wenatchee acclaim both the fliers. The fliers greeted by crowds as they pass through a street in an open car with United States flag.

Date: 1931, October 8
Duration: 1 min 14 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675040732
Japanese Kamikaze airplanes attack USS Saratoga (Feb 21) and USS Bunker Hill (May 11) in the Pacific Ocean.

From German newsreel Welt Im Film: Shows Kamikaze airplanes in operation over the Pacific Ocean near Japan during World War II. Kamikaze airplanes are shot down and crash into the ocean. Aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3) in the Pacific Ocean near Iwo Jima. A Japanese kamikaze suicide airplane hits USS Saratoga. Smoke rises from the ship. Crewmen try to extinguish the fire with water hoses. USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) underway in the Pacific Ocean on May 11. View from Bunker Hill as a Kamikaze airplane hits USS Bunker Hill. The aircraft carrier bursts into flames. Crewmen fight fire on USS Bunker Hill. Smoke rises from the aircraft carriers after being hit by Kamikaze airplanes. Crewmen at work on the carrier ships with large hose pipes. U.S. Navy crew cling to floating debris and swim in water after the attacks toward rescue ships. They are pulled aboard a ship.

Date: 1945, February 21
Duration: 3 min 5 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675065379
German sailors visit island in the South Pacific (WW2)

German Nazi Kriegsmarine navy land on an island in the South Pacific Ocean, likely Fiji, during World War II. Sailors lower supplies to boats. Sailors in boats travel to an island. Kriegsmarine sailors arrive on a South Pacific island. Huts and coconut trees on an island village. Local islanders standing on a raft. Germans bring supplies into the village, while being observed by curious locals and children. Children stand up and follow Kriegsmarine officers. A Pacific islander smiling, nearby a woman holds her baby. German officers and a local smiling while they walk through a coconut grove. Two local policemen salute. German Kriegsmarine sailor attempts to communicate with locals through sign language. German sailor plays with native children on the beach. A smiling native policeman waves. A German Kriegsmarine battleship sails in the South Pacific Ocean, led by a sea gull. Battleship's wind meter spins furiously in the wind as battleship sails through rough and stormy ocean waves. Kriegsmarine officer uses binoculars.

Date: 1942
Duration: 2 min 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675079109
William Halsey Jr sends a message to Thomas Cassin Kinkaid during American air attack on Japanese in the Pacific Ocean.

American strike over Japanese forces in the Pacific Ocean during the Battle of Cape Engano (part of Battle of Leyte Gulf) in World War II. U.S. Navy Fleet Admiral William Halsey Jr. who is the Commander of U.S. Third Fleet writes a message for Commander of 7th Fleet Admiral Thomas Cassin Kinkaid. An officer studies a map. Animation depicts the course taken by Task Force 38. Animation depicts night radar search made by American forces and detection of an enemy ship. A ship underway in the Pacific Ocean. Animation depicts the movement of Task Force 38 and Task Force 34. A U.S. night search airplane lands due to engine problems. An aircraft in flight. Bombs being carried on tow dollies. Bombs being loaded in aircraft. The aircraft take off from an carrier. A man gives a signal. U.S. aircraft in flight. Admiral William Halsey, Jr with others stands on the ship deck. Animation depicts contact of the Commander of the 3rd Fleet with the Commander of the 7th Fleet and the change in course of enemy movement. Japanese ships underway in the Pacific Ocean. U.S. aircraft launch an attack on the Japanese ships. Aircraft drop bombs on the ships. An aircraft catches fire and plunges in water. A strike coordinator in an aircraft. Animation depicts Japanese ships being bombed and damaged. Japanese aircraft carriers Zuiho and Zuikaku are attacked by American forces. U.S. aircraft drop torpedoes on Japanese ships. Japanese fighter aircraft shot down. Animation depicts American air attack on Japanese ships.

Date: 1944, October
Duration: 7 min 22 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675068317
André Chapelon’s first locomotive rebuild for the Paris à Orléans (PO) railway in France on Paris à Orléans (PO) railway.

The Nord Pacific No 3566 locomotive as rebuilt by André Xavier Chapelon departs from a train station in Paris along the Poiters-Angouleme route. Train's engineer, wearing goggles, looks through window as he operates train. View of exhaust as steam whistle is operated. Point of View shot toward back of train as it is underway. POV towards front of train as seen by train engineer. Speedometer indicates that train is running at 125 km/h, a bit higher than the French government speed limit of 75 mph (120 km/hr). Train passes by. Locomotive exhaust and whistle. This locomotive featured Chapelon's first major invention, the Kylchap exhaust, which was created with Finnish engineer Kyösti Kylälä, and produced less back pressure than previous designs. This modified prototype Pacific #3566 was originally 2000 indicated horsepower (IHP) but improved to a 3000 IHP with both fuel and water consumption reduced by 25% as a result of the rebuild process. Footage is from 1931, but first tests of this locomotive took place in November 1929.

Date: 1931
Duration: 1 min 26 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675078530
U.S. air attack on Japanese ships and animation depicts plan of attack of both countries in the Pacific Ocean.

Conclusions of the Battle of Leyte Gulf of World War II in the Pacific Ocean. Aerial view of Japanese ships being attacked by a U.S. Task Force. Naval guns being fired from the battleships. A U.S. aircraft takes off from a carrier. The aircraft in flight. Ships underway in the Pacific Ocean. Soldiers on the decks of ships look skywards. A soldier looks through binoculars. Animation depicts Japanese plan of attack, division of Japanese and U.S. forces and American plan of attack. Aircraft in flight. Soldiers man naval guns. A soldier observes through binoculars. Battleships underway in ocean. Officers study maps and communicate with each other. The battleships underway during the battle.

Date: 1944, October
Duration: 4 min 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675068321