Weapons being manufactured and tested in the United States during World War II. Women manufacture Bofors anti aircraft gun at a plant in Akron, Ohio. Men and women work on various parts of the Bofors gun. Bofors gun lined up at the plant. A one thousand pound bomb being tested at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland. Men push the bomb on a trolley. Bomb being loaded under the wing of an aircraft. Aircraft in flight. A bomb isdropped and it impacts causing billows of smoke to rise up. Another bomb being released and it hits the ground. Billows of smoke rise up.
United States Coast Guard pre invasion activities in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, United States during World War II. A United States Army jeep being hoisted aboard a ship. American Coast Guardsmen on board the ship underway in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, United States in January , 1944. A Landing Craft Tank along side a ship as Army troops get onto it. LCT pulls away. Various United States Coast Guard transports underway in the Bay. A man at a steering wheel. Various landing craft underway,practicing in the bay. A soldier on the beach directs as landing craft approach the beach. Ramps of landing crafts being lowered and troops move off the craft as they practice debarkation of troops prior to an invasion. Various boats seen in this film include: Higgins boats from the USS Samuel Chase (APA-26) and USS Chilton (APA-38); and Landing Crafts Large, USS LCI(L)-505 and 523. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)
United States anti-aircraft guns used in Maryland during World War I. The guns are manned by 61st C.A.C. (Coastal Artillery Corps). An anti-aircraft gun which was used in the defense of Paris in 1918. Various views of the gun. A 105mm anti-aircraft gun with muzzle velocity 3000ft. and vertical range of 7 miles. The gun crew fires the gun.
A short U.S. Army feature entitled,"Black Widow" AND "Jato." Introduction is overlayed on map of Europe. Opening sequence features P-61 Black Widows of the 422nd Night Fighter Squadron, stationed at Florennes/Juzaine (A-78), Belgium, during World War 2, Some of the aircraft are identifiable: P-61A 42-5577 (later nicknamed "Tactless Texan") and "Wandering Wench" (P-61A 42-5590). Narrator states their mission is to intercept German "flying bombs." Mixed footage of P-61s at various places and times, includes some with D-Day invasion stripes. Separate JATO-related footage features USN personnel fitting jet-assisted takeoff bottles on a Grumman F6F-3, possibly at NAS Patuxent River facility, Maryland. Later sequences show a JATO takeoffs by a Douglas SBD, and an F6F-3; and normal takeoff by a Grumman TBF, and a JATO takeoff by a Grumman F4F.
A college football game between the University of Maryland Terrapins and the University of Missouri (Mizzou) teams, held in College Park Maryland. A line of Scrimmage seen. The players of Maryland seen scoring points. The game is won by 5th ranked Maryland as they score 35 points against Missouri team with 'Zero' points. Huge crowd gathered to watch the game as Maryland strives for a berth in the Sugar Bowl. Crowd cheers the players.
Views of The Great Atlantic Hurricane lashing at northeast United States areas (after having already hit the North Carolina Outer Banks), and views of the aftermath and early cleanup following the storm. Regions shown include Atlantic City, Long Island (where it came ashore as a category 3 hurricane on September 15, 1944), New York City suburbs, and parts of New England. High surf flooding boardwalks and coastal cities. Trees bent over and snapped in high winds. People walking with difficulty in the high winds. Streets of towns submerged in water. Coastal docks destroyed and large boats scattered high onto shore areas. Trees, poles, and wires downed over roads and homes. Entire homes moved off of their foundations and placed down the street. The "Great Atlantic Hurricane" was the first example of a named hurricane by the Miami Hurricane Warning Office, which later became the National Hurricane Center. The name was meant to reflect the hurricane's size and intensity.
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