Crash of a Grumman F4F-3 aircraft from U.S. Navy Squadron VF-42, on the carrier, USS Wasp, early in 1941. In a slow motion sequence, a U.S. Navy F4F-3, with F-42-17 painted on its side (BuNo 2537) is seen rounded out too high for landing, above all arresting cables, and drifting into the carrier's island, where it impacts, losing its right wing, and flipping over to crash inverted on the flight deck. Sailors stand in the background. After the aircraft settles, a sailor runs across the deck to render aid. (Note: Navy Squadrons VF-42 and VF-71, assigned to the USS Wasp, received their F4F-3 Wildcats in January and February of 1941 under Bureau of Aeronautics contract C-68219, order number 48-020. These aircraft were painted overall aluminum with VF-42 having willow green tails and VF-71 having black tails. Later in 1941 the aircraft were repainted overall light gray.)
German U-Boat in South Atlantic Sea. Water splashes on bow of U-Boat. Crew watches from binocular and spots two steamships and a tanker in sea. A crew member releases neutral vessel. View of dolphins surfacing beside the vessel. Crew members celebrate crossing of the equator with a King Neptune ceremony that initiates first-time sailors crossing the equator. They pour water on each other, wear costumes, and clown around on the ship during the crossing ceremony. Views of German sailors relaxing on deck in sunshine.
German U-Boat in South Atlantic Sea. Water splashes on bow of U-Boat. Crew watches from binocular and spots two steamships and a tanker in sea. Sailor on boat in sea. A crew member releases neutral vessel. U-boat German Navy sailors fire deck gun. The British freighter gets hit and sinks. Some survivors from destroyed freighter being taken aboard submarine. A German sailor ascends to deck from below, smiling. Smoke rises from burning freighter. (World War II period).
Reconnaissance aircraft Supermarine Walrus (Seagull) is catapulted from British battleship. Distant view of German Supply ship in heavy seas.British naval scouts and officers track Nazi supply ship with binoculars and telescopes.Nazi supply ship explodes into flames in a distance.British scout reconfirms target's destruction. Cinematic shot of cannon on warship and its burning target on the horizon. Food is given to German Prisoners of War aboard the warship. Close up of old German POW.
Atlantic conference during World War II. Views of the British Battleship, HMS Prince of Wales, anchored in Placentia Bay, off Argentia, Newfoundland. Views from the U.S. Cruiser, USS Augusta, as it approaches the Prince of Wales. World War 2 British sailors aboard the British Battleship, handle lines to hold the two ships close together. View of Prime Minister Churchill and Sir Alexander Cadogan, Permanent Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, returning to the Prince of Wales. The weather is rainy.
The British Battleship, HMS Prince of Wales underway at sea, headed to the Atlantic Conference in Newfoundland. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill stands on deck with U.S. Presidential advisor, Harry Hopkins, along with British Army Field Marshal Sir John Dill, Admiral Sir Dudley Pound, and British Air Force Chief,