The "155" gun in a field in France. Soldier near the gun. He checks the gun. The "Schneider" 155 mm in the field. Soldiers near the gun checking it. Soldiers taking the gun out of a hide out. Data appears on the screen comparing production of 155's year by year. (World War I. World War 1. WWI. WW1)
French airplanes used for observation in World War 1. A twin engine Caudron airplane parked, with engines running, on a grass field. A Sopwith two-place 1-1/2 strutter airplane with Scarff ring-mounting for Lewis gun in rear cockpit. Tail number P I-A2 visible on rudder which is being moved by an aviator in the cockpit. Another person stands next to the aircraft, which is parked in front of a hangar. Next scene show ground crewman turning propeller on a Salmson 2 airplane parked in front of a hangar. Closeup of the airplane with engine running and two aviators on board. Closeup of the aircraft engine.
Student pilots gather around as French military instructor in World War 1. He shows basic controls to student in cockpit of a non-flyable training airframe. The instructor stands on a permanent ladder affixed to the fuselage and wing. The student moves the flight controls as the instructor tells him. A metal sign hangs on the fuselage warning students to perform acrobatic maneuvers safely. (WWI. WW1)
During World War 1, a French naval aviator climbs into the hull of a Franco-British Aviation Type H flying boat, marked F.B.A. #8. Another crew member is already aboard and the engine is running. They taxi out in the water and take off in the aircraft. As they taxi for takeoff, a Breguet 14H float plane lands in background. Aerial views from the airborne F.B.A. Type H, showing boats in the water below. Next are seen two voisin 3 float planes taxiing slowly in water. A Viosin 3 float plane taxis rapidly up onto a wooden ramp. (WWI. WW1)
View of train that has just arrived carrying Ambassador to the United States for Germany, Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff . Count von Bernstorff waves from rear of railroad car.
A man speaks to an officer, possibly Captain Thomsen of the ship Frederik VIII Danmark, which is about to depart for Halifax carrying former Ambassador to the United States for Germany, Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff.
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