Dr. Hugo Eckener (1868-1954) who commanded the German Zeppelin Hindenburg (LZ-129), describes the maiden voyage of the airship over the North Atlantic, and states his opinion that even in bad weather the Zeppelin would be able to successfully make regular transatlantic flights.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill speaks to seamen during the Atlantic Conference aboard HMS Prince of Wales in the Atlantic Ocean. Winston Churchill delivers a speech to the seamen on the deck of the ship. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt seated beside him. Other dignitaries seated behind. The seamen sing hymns during a church service.
Water skiing stunts in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Amityville, New York. Women water skiing while pulled by a motorboat. Two women fall into the rough ocean. A man climbs up a ladder on water skis being pulled by a motorboat in the foreground. Another man hangs from a trapeze as he performs stunts on water skis. The ladders and trapeze on water skis turns and falls into the ocean.
Dumping of radioactive material into the Atlantic Ocean. USS Calhoun County (LST-519) anchored at a port in New Jersey, United States. The American flag flies aboard the ship. Barrels or drums of atomic waste lined up on the deck of the ship. A map with a place marked on it. The map depicts the area in the Atlantic Ocean (seemingly off the coast of the Carolinas), where the atomic waste is to be disposed. Closer view of map shows writing, "Com Three Disposal Area" and a 2000 foot depth indication.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) exercise Operation Strikeback. A support ship, with number 91 painted on hull, underway at sea. Fleet Oiler, underway, between a destroyer and a cruiser. USS Nantahala (AO-60) refueling the USS Forrestal (CVA-59) in Atlantic. Destroyer USS Forest Royal (DD-872) alongside another vessel. Transfer of cargo from one ship to other. Unloading of cargo nets aboard the ship. Destroyer next to a support ship, underway in the Atlantic Ocean.
NATO's SACLANT responsibilities, assets, and activities. HMCS Bonaventure (CVL-22) Aircraft carrier of Royal Canadian Navy underway in the Atlantic Ocean. Aircraft scattered on the deck of the ship. A Canadian Destroyer nearby. NATO flag flies, flanked by British Ensigns, from Headquarters SACLANT's Eastern Subordinate Command, at Northwood, near London, England. Guard at gate checks incoming car. Sign reads: "Headquarters, The Commanders in Chief, Eastern Atlantic Area, Atlantic Command." Interior of command center. Ships of NATO nations equipped according to modern needs. British antisubmarine frigates flying the Naval ensign. Ships of French Navy underway. and in port, flying the French tricolor flag. A man fills entries in the 'Convoy' column of a chart in the Headquarters. View of patrol bomber aircraft with large radar that also carries bombs. At Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) crews are briefed for an antisubmarine exercise. RCAF Argus aircraft takes off. U.S. EC-121 Warning Star Constellation patrol aircraft in fiight. Flight of six P-2 Neptune aircraft in formation flight. An RAF Shackelton bomber, of 201 Squadron, on the tarmac. These aircraft search the sea and being used in anti-submarine warfare.
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