Aviation activities of American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I. American aircrews of 185th Aero Squadron, lined up with their Sopwith Camel aircraft on a field in France. Dense cloud cover overhead. A flare is ignited in front of the wing of one aircraft. Men on top of a tower watch a plane in flight and fire very pistol. Two flyers in front of airplanes. One holds a bomb and they discuss it. Aircrews pose in front of their Salmson 2A2 Airplanes. A pet dog sits atop the upper wing of one airplane. The flyers pose in a group on the ground, with the pet dog.
Various U.S. Navy anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations. Long range ASW, P-2V Neptune aircraft in flight. Submarine surfacing. ASW aircraft carrier USS Antietam (CVS-36) launching and landing aircraft on its angled flight deck. Navy dirigible in flight. Two S-2 tracker ASW aircraft are catapulted from the USS Tarawa (CVS-40). They join up in formation. ASW helicopter hovers low over water. Sonar device, on parachute, dropped into water from aircraft.
U.S. 96th Aero Squadron at First Air Depot in Colombey-les-Belles, France during World War I. A De Havilland DH-4 bomber taxis on the airfield. A DH-4 seen in flight overhead, maneuvering to land. Next, it is seen parked on the grassy field. The pilot and gunner are both standing in their respective cockpits, facing each other and conversing, while the engine still runs intermittently as it shuts down. Scene shifts to Air Service personnel heading across the grass toward a completely inverted Salmson 2A2 reconnaissance airplane in the distance. Closeup of an American Sergeant, under the inverted airplane, examining the gunner's cockpit and area around it. The airframe seems to be relatively undamaged. It appears as it the aircraft nosed-over on landing. Another view shows a large group of curious American airmen standing around the aircraft. French roundels can be seen painted on the bottom of its lower wing. A motorcycle stands in the foreground.
Aviation activities in France during World War I. Lieutenant Lucien Dautresme and observer Henry Paschen climb into the cockpit of a Salmson 2 A.2. A ground crewman near the aircraft. His hands on the propeller of the aircraft. He turns the propeller of the aircraft. The aircraft takes off and in flight overhead.
Soviet airplanes in the European Theater during World War II. A Soviet two-engine Petlyakov Pe-2 light bomber takes off. Pe-2 bomber in flight. Interior view of the aircraft shows a bombardier over target areas. Bombs fall toward a target. Bombs strike. Interior of airplane: The aircraft in flight shows crew of the Soviet bomber.
Test firing of German V-2 (A-4) ballistic missile at Peenemunde, Germany during World War II. A-4 missile also known as V-2 rocket on a launch pad. Missile being launched as smoke rises. Missile lifts off. Fire and smoke seen. A-4 Missile in flight as it emits a fiery flare. Missile descends leaving behind a smoky trail.
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