Rapid flash and rapidly rising mushroom cloud seen in this test of 15 kiloton weapon on May 25, 1953,called "Grable", at the Nevada Test Site. It was shot from a M65 atomic cannon mobile artillery piece, sometimes called Atomic Annie.
U.S. Marine artillery battery loads up and boards amphibian DUKW vehicles. They drive the DUKWs over land and beach into the water. Some board a Landing Ship (LSM) in the surf. Others board an LSM Landing ship in deep water, off the coast.
Large U.S. navy convoy with Battleships at sea, Amphibious DUKWs leave LSM Landing ship in deep water and motor to shore. Some are loaded with 105mm howitzers. Other LSM (Landing Ship Medium) maneuvers to beach and DUKWs exit through the surf to drive away on hard ground..
A U.S. Navy training film regarding destroyer rescue of a downed pilot. An aircraft carrier in the sea. A helicopter hovers over the aircraft carrier. A destroyer amidst the sea. Crew members and rescue equipment on the ship. including scuba divers. Small boats lowered in the sea. An officer watches through the binoculars. Another sailor talks on the radio. Various airplanes take off from the flight deck. Various landings on the flight deck. Actual footage of a U.S. Navy jet with number 5357 landing on flight deck and a fire burning beneath it. The plane continues past barriers, off the port deck, pilot ejects, and plane plunges into the sea. Pilot in the sea. The rescue ship comes nearby the pilot. It rescues the pilot with the help of a rescue sling.
Techniques used by a motor whale boat of a Navy Destroyer in rescuing downed a pilot with parachute attached. The commanding officer watches through the binoculars. A sailor near the officer talks on the radio. The rescue team on a whale boat at sea with all rescue equipment. Pilot in the sea. The swimmer leaves the boat and enters the sea. The sailors lift the parachute attached to the pilot with the help of a rescue line. The swimmer carries the pilot with him and the other sailors lifts him up on the boat.
From a U.S. Navy training film. Techniques used by a destroyer crew in rescuing downed a pilot with helicopter's help. Cooperation techniques for helicopter, whale boat crew, and Destroyer crew. A helicopter hovers over the pilot in the sea. Destroyer in the sea near the pilot. Other airplane flies in the background. The helicopter lifts the pilot up. The commanding officer on the destroyer watches through the binoculars. Sailor standing nearby the officer talks on the radio. They talk amongst themselves. A sailor flashes light as a communication signal to the helicopter pilot.
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