View of wave structure from the rear side of a U.S. Navy war vessel in World War 1. The navy sailors locate an underwater target. The commander orders to destroy the target. Mariners drop depth charges into the water. A big blast in the sea and water impulse waves seen.
President Harry S. Truman, in shirt and tie, without his jacket, and wearing a sailors hat, strolls along the deck of the heavy cruiser, USS Augusta(CA-31) as she makes way in the Atlantic headed toward Europe, following the end of World War 2. A member of his party points out something of interest on the deck. The Augusta test firing her 5 inch guns. Turret 3 main battery 8 inch 55 caliber guns fire one salvo. Views of bow waves and ship's wake astern, as the Augusta and accompanying ships proceed at 27 knots.
Aviator Charles Lindbergh aboard USS Saratoga (CV-3) in the Pacific near the Panama Canal. Charles Lindbergh seen in a Boeing F3B-1 carrier based fighter bomber (BuNo A-7739) from Bombing Squadron VB-2B aboard the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga. Lindbergh visited the USS Saratoga on 8 February 1929. He was aboard for two days and while he was there he was invited to fly the new Boeing F3B-1. The VB-2B made him an honorary member of the squadron. U.S. Navy officers talk to Lindbergh on the deck of Saratoga, including Admiral Joseph Mason Reeves (aka "Bull" Reeves), A.P. Storrs, and W.V. Davis. Pilots pose for a photo with Lindbergh. Lindbergh seated in the aircraft. Squadron emblem of Felix the cat holding a spherical bomb is painted on side of plane. Plane takes off from the carrier deck. Lindbergh, U.S. Military and Navy officials aboard Saratoga talk to each other. Another naval ship can be seen in the sea. Bow of the aircraft carrier.
Views of U.S. Navy Aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3) in the Pacific near Panama Canal during fleet excercise "Fleet Problem IX". The Aircraft Carrier Saratoga steaming forward, seen from various angles. The hull and huge guns of the ship can be seen. A seaplane on the deck of the ship.
A Martin T3M-2 floatplane catapulted from deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3). The sailors aboard watch the plane taking off. Takeoff of a Vought UO-1 two-seat observation biplane from the deck of the USS Saratoga. Then landing of a UO-1 on the USS Saratoga. Crewman waves flags at edge of deck.
Actions on USS Randolph during Japanese air attack in World War 2. F6F Hellcat aircraft ready to be catapulted from flight deck of USS Randolph. F6F planes taxi and take off from USS Randolph. Japanese plane explodes midst heavy flak fire and tailspins into water. Parachute floats through air and lands in water off stern of light cruiser underway. A North Carolina class battleship is seen in the background.
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