New dropping tactics in aerial torpedo attack,United States. An aircraft in flight releases torpedo in water. The release of torpedo depends on proper speed and altitude combination. A diagram shows the gliding of torpedo at target area. The aircraft in flight. Torpedo attack to be coordinated by dive bombing, strafing or rocket attack. (World War II period).
New dropping tactics in aerial torpedo attack, in the United States. A ship underway at sea. Attack using the high speed and high altitude combination and using evasive maneuvers. An aircraft in flight. The aircraft releases torpedoes at different angles in water simultaneously to attack the target area. Target ship maneuvers out of way. Torpedoes track in various directions through the water. (World War II period).
U.S. Lieutenant Gerry Kisters awarded Distinguished Service Cross in the United States during World War II. Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army General George Marshall stands alongside Lieutenant Gerry Kisters and his family. Also in the group is General Lesley McNair. Officer reads citation. General Marshall pins DSC (Distinguished Service Cross) on uniform of Lieutenant Kisters and shakes hands with him. Lieutenant Kisters kisses his wife and his family congratulates him.
U.S. Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortress bomber planes being produced in an aircraft factory in United States during World War II. Interiors of an aircraft factory show two women war production workers at work in a section of an airplane. Workers set a section into fuselage of B-29.
Workers work on USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) B-29 Superfortress bomber in an aircraft factory in United States during World War II. Two men remove stencils after spraying on star insignia.
Workers work on USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) B-29 Superfortress bomber in an aircraft factory in United States during World War II. Workman uses welding torch on brace. The welder lifts up his mask after his job is done and smiles. Another workman cuts steel with shears. He stops his work, looks up and smiles. Another workman looks up and grins.