U.S.Seaplane operations during World War 1. Curtiss F-5L seaplane being moved out of a hangar. Several Curtiss HS-2L seaplanes being launched from the shore by teams of sailors who use long lines to retrieve rolling dollies after the seaplanes float. Crew starts engines on a flying boat which then taxis out in the water. The seaplane has three propellers (one a pusher) and a triple box tail (similar to later Curtiss NC series seaplanes). View from above of the flying boat in flight with gunner visible in front cockpit. View from below of a Curtiss HS-2L seaplane dropping a bomb. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
A Biplane with radial engine and cowling that exposes part of the cylinders. Propeller has partial spinner on it. (Niewport airplane?) Man starts the engine with exterior crank. A person already seated in cockpit. Front view of airplane with engine running. Change of scene shows a De Havilland DH-4 maneuvering in the air. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
A young Major Fiorello La Guardia, future mayor of New York City, seen in uniform and smiling in front of the camera.
French President Georges Clemenceau inspects a devastated town after its liberation from Imperial German forces (WW1). Sign says "Mines... Danger de... Defense d'Entr...". President Georges Clemenceau carefully walks through rubble and debris with other French officials. Georges Clemenceau points to a ruined Hôtel de Ville (City Hall). A man, standing on portable stairs, attempts to place the French flag on the façade of the Hôtel de Ville (City Hall). President Georges Clemenceau and French officials walk away. French soldiers walking on a devastated street filled with smoke.
Allied forces attack the Hindenburg Line (also known as the "Siegfriedstellung", or "Siegfried Position") on the Western Front in World War 1. Men firing artillery. A tank reverses. British soldiers, holding bayonets, carefully move through barbed wire, following a tank (named "Mary"). Tank crosses a small wooden bridge, with British infantry following. British soldiers slide into a trench. German soldiers, taken as prisoners, are being led away by Allied troops.
A pilot in a French Army Nieuport 17 airplane before take-off. Rear view of the pilot in cockpit of WWI biplane. A map is attached in cockpit. Aircraft propeller starts. Aircraft takes-off from airfield. Aircraft flying. View through propeller at pilot and observer scouting for enemy positions.
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