American aviator Charles A. Lindbergh arrives aboard USS Memphis (CL-13) at the Washington Navy Yard, Washington D.C. upon his return from Europe to the United States following his pioneering trans-Atlantic solo aircraft flight. He comes down the gangplank and is greeted by a phalanx of officials. They drive Lindbergh away in an open car. Two days later, June 13, 1927, the scene shifts to New York harbor, where there is a virtual traffic jam of ships and boats of all sizes and shapes, assembled to greet Lindbergh. Fireboats salute with streams of water as Lindberg arrives (as backseat passenger) in a seaplane from Mitchel Field on Long Island. The seaplane is seen flying over the harbor,and descending to land. The seaplane is seen in the water amongst the flotilla of vessels, as. Lindbergh is picked up by a police launch that takes him to the ship Macom, where he is helped aboard by passengers. (He almost falls into the water while stepping from the launch to the ship.) Lindbergh waves from the deck of the Macom, as they proceed in a parade of vessels toward a Manhattan pier. Upon arriving, Lindbergh is hustled into an open car and driven away surrounded by New york City policemen,including mounted police, who escort the car through mobs of spectators. Police form lines to hold back enthusiastic admirers. The car proceeds along a city street where cheering spectators jam the sidewalks and office workers create a virtual storm of ticker tape and confetti from their windows high above the street.
The Normandy Landings on D-Day in France during World War II. A DUKW (amphibious truck) underway with Allied soldiers aboard it. Allied troops land on Normandy coast. Army trucks moving in a line from a U.S. Navy LST (Landing Ship, Tank) on the beach. An army truck comes down the open ramp of the LST. Soldiers and officers look at trucks. A DUKW moves to the beachhead from water. The LST with its open ramp. Allied troops aboard the LST. Several ships at sea in the background.
The Normandy Landings on D-Day in France during World War II. A U.S. Navy LST (Landing Ship, Tank) with Allied troops at Normandy coast during the invasion of Normandy. Army trucks coming down the ramp of the LST and moving to the beach. Allied soldiers and officers standing beside the LST. Several ships along the coast in the background. An M4 Sherman tank coming down the ramp of the LST. Several M4 Sherman tanks moving on the beach from the LST.
The Normandy Landings on D-Day in France during World War II. A few U.S. Coast Guard personnel working on the propeller of an LCI (Landing Craft Infantry) at a beachhead. A damaged propeller blade of the LCI on the ground. A few coast guards at the back of the LCI. USCG Captain Miles H. Imlay and Lieutenant Yonner speaking. Several tank traps on the beach. A small hut in the background.
The Normandy Landings on D-Day in France during World War II. A hole on a U.S. Navy LCI (Landing Craft Infantry) on the Normandy beachhead. Two other holes on the LCI. U.S. Coast Guard men beside the LCI. 'US 92' written on the back of the LCI. The men inspecting the LCI. Wrecked parts in view.
The Normandy Landings on D-Day in France during World War II. A part of a wrecked LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) on the Normandy beachhead. A U.S. Navy LCU (Landing Craft Utility) on the shore. 'US 87' written on the LCU. Several soldiers on the shore. Men going up a gangway to the LCU. A U.S. Navy LCT (Landing Craft, Tank) moving in towards the shore. Several soldiers on the craft. 'US 541' written on the side of the craft. German prisoners standing crowded on the LCT. The LCT moving towards a U.S. Navy attack transport.
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