Scenes of warship and people on the French Navy ship in Le Havre, France. French submarine "Archimède" is moored beside the ship. The Archimède is then seen underway and submerging in ocean waters. On shore, a funeral ceremony is held to honor French sailors who died in the Redoutable-class submarine "Phenix" lost off Indochina on 15 June, 1939. French Navy sailors and officers offer garlands and officers keeping their caps low and heads down in a ceremony in the Place Gambetta, at the site of the French memorial known as Monuments aux Morts. French political and military leaders stand by. Sailors with rifles on shoulders pass by marching in formation. Large crowd gathered to see the memorial ceremony.
Development of first airplane by Wright brothers in United States. Launch of Wright Flyer at Le Mans in France. The Flyer prepares to take off using a catapult device. Headlines of a newspaper. Wilbur Wright places carriage wheel beneath wing. A horse drawn cart attached with Wright Flyer. Men pull propellers to start the engine. Man checks catapulting rail, while others pull rope to lift weight to top of drop tower. Wright Flyer operates smoothly. French dignitaries and social leaders in stands.
Wilbur Wright demonstrates in Le Mans in France to convince people that man could fly. Plane moves down track. Plane airborne after leaving single track. Men stand on ground as plane takes-off. Several French dignitaries sit and watch Wilbur Wright flying over barren terrain. A newspaper headline reads 'Wright glides in air as a hawk'.
Camp Philip Morris in Le Havre, France. War brides of American soldiers at railway station preparing to travel to Camp Philip Morris. Several American soldiers are seen with their wives and babies. The war brides fill the train and it leaves the station, as American Military Police in white helmets stand and salute. Passengers look out of the windows of the railroad cars. A sign reads 'Camp Philip Morris'. War brides arrive by bus and carry belongings to their quarters. Camp buildings in view.
An aircraft crash in East of Le Mans, France. Men in uniform with guns rush to the area of the aircraft crash. A plane area with trees around. The parts of the aircraft in fire. Smoke rises from the fire at several places. Water sprayed to extinguish the fire. Several men look on. The half clad body of a man on the ground with blood. A soldier attends to the man. The soldier lays his ear to the chest of the man. Several soldiers and men stand around and watch. (World War II period).
U.S. Army soldiers and and French civilians on the streets in Le Mans, France, a few weeks after its liberation from German occupation in World War 2. Soldiers rest outside a movie house. Shops and cafes seen in the background. GIs, men and women drink outside a sidewalk cafe. A table of three British soldiers is seen. GI trucks pass by in the background. Trucks and tanks come down a street. A French girl gives apples to a truckload of American soldiers. French African soldier and African American soldiers fraternize and shake hands. They smoke cigarettes.
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