An Italian military airfield in Sicily. A flight of 7 fighter aircraft in formation, abreast, flies over the field. A row of Macchi C.200 Saetta aircraft parked in front of a hangar (also variously called MC.200 or Macchi 200). A row of Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero Trimotor bombers parked across from them. Ground crews loading torpedoes on the bombers. A Reggiane Re.2001 Falco II airplane being serviced. Ground crewman reports to pilots that their bomber is ready. They board and ground crew pulls chocks as the engines are running. View inside the S.79 cockpit with pilot's hand on the triple throttles. The bomber takes off raising lots of dust as it goes. Italian aircraft in flight. British ships sighted below. The Italian bombers attack. Flak bursts in the air. One S-79 skimming the water surface. Other S-79s dropping torpedoes from relatively high altitudes (perhaps 1500 feet). A British warship is struck with large explosion. Italian planes returning with at least two burning British warships left behind. (World War II period).
World War II. U.S. Soldiers walk through a demolished Italian village. Other soldiers escort some Italian prisoners . They approach a pontoon bridge over which a U.S. military armored half-track vehicle is crossing toward them. The half-track passes by and the prisoners and their guards walk across the pontoon bridge.
Wilbur Wright makes a world's altitude record by rising 360 feet at Le Mans, France. Airplane flies in sky. High altitude view of snow covered mountains. Aerial view of snow covered fields, trees and mountains.
German soldiers work at a camp with Hitler Youth during World War II. They show how to hold a rifle (with dummy model). The boys engage in tug of war with each other and then against group of the German officers.
Motorcade of Imperial limousines with motorcycle escorts proceeds through gates of an officer's training base in Japan, during World War 2. Emperor Hirohito, on a white horse, is accompanied by other mounted military officers as he rides past officer candidates drawn up in formation. The emperor salutes the candidates. A number of officer candidates in white uniforms, and steel helmets, carrying rifles, demonstrate their skills running through an obstacle course, including a high barrier that must be scaled, as senior officers watch. Several candidates demonstrate gymnastic skills, performing giant swings on horizontal bars. The emperor stands alone, observing, as other candidates perform stunts across various barriers.
A U.S. F4F-3 aircraft crash lands on deck of the USS Wasp (CV-7) during World War 2. Sequence in slow motion begins with hard contact on deck that collapses landing gear and bends propeller blades. The pilot clearly visible in cockpit, with canopy open. The aircraft slides forward and across the deck where it stops at the very edge. Deck crewmen jump up and head toward the airplane.
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