U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 Mitchell bombers prepare for the raid on Tokyo, Japan. B-25 Mitchell on the deck of USS Hornet in the Pacific. A bomb comes up on a small elevator. USAAF Lieutenant Colonel James Harold Doolittle and U.S. Navy Captain Marc A. Mitscher stand near the bomb and talk. USAAF men seated around the bomb. Close up of Captain Marc A. Mitscher. Lt Col. Doolittle wires a Japanese medal on the bomb for its return to its originators. (World War II period).
U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 Mitchell bombers take off for the raid on Tokyo, Japan known as the Doolittle Raid. A B-25 Mitchell taxis on the deck of USS Hornet in the Pacific. A pilot in the cockpit. Insignia of the United States. A crew man gives a signal. A view of an empty deck. The B-25 takes off.
Empennage of a B-25 Mitchell bomber is seen bearing tail number: 40-2268. Camera pans across flight deck of the USS Hornet (CV-8) filled with B-25 Mitchell bombers preparing to depart on a bombing raid over Tokyo Japan, during World War 2. Two pilots stand in front of a bomber, conversing. Crew members pull props through on some aircraft. Many aircrew are seen amongst the aircraft. Scene shifts to view, from upper deck, of engines being started on the B-25s. Copilot seen in one of the cockpits. Camera pans from bow to stern showing flight deck filled with B-25s. The first aircraft (flown by Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle) performs a short-run takeoff, with nose high, easily clearing the deck before reaching it's end. Several others follow, making the same steep takeoffs.
Ribs of submarine being put into place. Plates being welded onto ribs. Conning tower being attached to hull. Conning towers on production line. Diesel engine on production line. Lathe making cut. Diesel engine being assembled. German submarine being slid down ways for launching ceremony. German submarine on trial run in North Atlantic. Skipper of German submarine. German submarine steps in sea.
German submarine in North Atlantic heavy seas. Crew members of German submarine manning battle stations. German sailor operating valve of submarine. German sailors getting below deck for a crash dive. (World War II period).
Periscope shot of an allied ship in North Atlantic Sea. Skipper of German submarine giving signal to fire on an allied ship, while he is looking through periscope, taking bearing. Ship listing heavily after large explosion. Conning tower of submarine. German sailors manning deck gun in preparation for attack. German submarine attacking allied shipping. Deck gun of German submarine being fired. Crew of submarine securing gun and getting below in preparation for crash dive. Depth gauges on German submarine. (World War II period).
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