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Pilots of Navy Squadron, VF-3, on the USS Yorktown (CV-5) after returning from mission in World War II, Battle of Midway

A formation of Douglas SBD-3 aircraft is seen flying overhead. Pilots of U.S. Navy Fighter Squadron (VF-3) on their Aircraft Carrier, the USS Yorktown (CV-5), after a mission during the Battle of Midway. They are seen climbing out of their aircraft after parking on the flight deck. The Squadron Commander, Lieutenant Commander John S. Thatch, in cockpit of his F4F aircraft with 7 Japanese flags painted on its fuselage. in out of sequence, earlier shot, he holds up four fingers in response to question of how many Japanese aircraft fell to VF-3, on this mission. Other VF-3 pilots climbing from their aircraft. Three pose in front of an F4F.

Date: 1942, June 4
Duration: 57 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675074721
Crewmen of Torpedo Squadron 8 pose near aircraft on the flight deck of USS Hornet underway in the Pacific Ocean.

A film on aviators and crewmen of Torpedo Squadron 8 who gave their lives on June 4, 1942 near Midway Island in the Pacific Ocean during the Battle of Midway of World War II. Names of Lieutenant Commander John Charles Waldron and Horace Franklin Dobbs who was the chief radioman. They pose in front of an aircraft. Ensign Henry R. Kenyon Jr. and Airman 2nd Class Darwin L. Clarke pose near an aircraft and talk. Ensign E. L. Fayle and Seaman 2nd Class Aswell L. Picou pose seated on the wing of an aircraft. Lieutenant Raymond A Moore and Airman 1st Class Tom Hartsel Pettry seated near a bomb loaded in the aircraft. Ensign William Robinson Evans and Airman 3rd Class Ross Eugene Bibb pose. Lieutenant (jg) Jeff Davis Woodson and Airman 2nd Class Otway David Creasy Jr pose near an airplane. Ensign William W Creamer and Seaman 2nd Class Francis Samuel Polston draw a face on a bomb loaded in an airplane and pose. Other crewmen who pose are: Lieutenant James Charles Owens Jr. and Airman 1st Class Amelio Maffei, Ensign Ulvert Matthew Moore and Airman 3rd Class William F Sawhill, Lieutenant (jg) George Marvin Campbell and Airman 2nd Class Ronald Joseph Fisher, Ensign John Porter Gray and Airman 3rd Class Max Arthir Calkin. Ensign G. H. Gay who was rescued and Airman 3rd Class George Arthir Field pose. Ensign Grant W Teats and Airman 2nd Class Hollis Martin, Ensign John Ellison and Carneiro, Ensign William Abercrombie and Aviation Pilot Robert B Miles, Airman 3rd Class Robert K. Huntington and Airman 2nd Class Bernard P Phelps. A chaplain at funeral services on the deck of the carrier USS Hornet (CV-8). The volley squad fires guns and the bugler blows taps. Sunset at sea. U.S. Navy SBD Dauntless in flight overhead.

Date: 1942, June
Duration: 5 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675065513
General Alfred M. Gruenther inspects the honor guard along with three army men and talks to pilots in Wiesbaden, Germany.

U.S. Congressmen and high ranking officers arrive at the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) in Wiesbaden, Germany. General Alfred M. Gruenther, Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, comes out of an aircraft. He is being greeted by Lt. General William H. Tunner and Major General Royden Beebe. They inspect the honor guard along with Lt. John Panarese of the 7100th Air Police Squadron. General Gruenther accompanied by Lt. General Tunner talks with the pilot and the crew standing in front of a F-84F Thunderstreak. General Gruenther walks over and speaks with the pilot of a F-86D. Four stars on the plate on the front bumper of a Lincoln staff car. An aircraft passenger stand. The side of the stand reads ' 7100th Support Wing, Wiesbaden Air Base, Germany'. General Gruenther accompanied with General Tunner talks with the crew of a B-57 Canberra. They inspect the B-57 Canberra and then leave in a staff bus. A C-121 Constellation parked in background.

Date: 1955
Duration: 3 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675031766
Confederate Air Force showing historical aircraft and simulated atomic bomb blast at air show in Harlingen, Texas

Confederate Air Force showing historical aircraft at an air show (Airsho '76) in Harlingen Texas. United States fighter planes of World War II in show. B-17 and B-24 bomber planes in flight. Formation of three B-25 planes. Lead B-25 (tan) is the "Laden Maiden," one of many aircraft owned by John Stokes and flown down from San Marcos, Texas, to support Airsho '76. Formation consisting of F4U Corsair and F6F Hellcat in flight. B-29 Superfortress in flight piloted by Paul Tibbets drops a simulated atomic bomb complete with mushroom cloud. Tibbets was the pilot of the Enola Gay that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima Japan. Following this air show, the U.S. government apologized to Japan for the re-enacted bombing. P-38 Lightning and P-47 Thunderbolt taxiing. B-17 and B-24 bomber planes landing and taxiing, including "Texas Rangers" and "Diamond Lil," the latter carrying a full "crew" looking out as the aircraft taxis past.

Date: 1976, October 10
Duration: 2 min 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675041105
Segments from World War II film documentary about the battle of Midway

Color footage shot during WWII under the direction of John Ford for his documentary on the Battle of Midway. United States aircraft carrier underway in the Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy F4F-4 Wildcat aircraft taking off from the flight deck. Other F4Fs warming up in the background. Men aboard the aircraft carrier. Douglas TBDs and SBDs flying low over water, simulating attacks on Japanese ships. Flak in the sky. Smoke rising from simulated burning ships.

Date: 1942, June
Duration: 1 min 26 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675062997
U.S. high ranked naval officers and VIPs watch air show and display of navy weaponry aboard CV-62 in the Mediterranean Sea

Air show in the Mediterranean Sea. Starboard beam view of the USS Shangri La (CV-8) as seen from USS Independence (CVA-62). Officers and newsmen on the deck in the foreground. Dignitaries aboard the ship. High ranked VIPs seated in chairs to watch the air show. Two newsmen one with a camera, one with ear phones and High ranked officers seated in the middle. Officers seated in chairs on the flight deck which includes U.S. Navy Admiral John Sidney McCain Jr. (father of John S. McCain III). The mast of the ship and a flag of the United States on it. Us Navy E-1B Tracer on fly by in the background. The flight deck filled with VIPs and flight deck personnel as they look upwards. High ranked officers and U.S. Navy Captain Douglas Fairbanks Jr. looks up. U.S. Navy Vice Admiral William I. Martin, Commander of the Sixth Fleet, is seen. Splashes in the water from the boom hits. Smoke makers in flight. High ranked officers look skyward. Large plash in the water, throws up smoke from a hit during the demonstration. Two unidentified aircraft in formation on fly-by. The water shows multiple explosions. A long string of explosions on the water. Strafing and explosions on the surface of the water. CBUs go off in a long column on the water, throws and strikes the water. Small explosion occurs, followed by second one. Aircraft move to a position for over the shoulder bombing. High ranked officers with their heads turning to right, as they follow an aircraft. Captain Fairbanks in the foreground. Captain Fairbanks, Vice Admiral Martin, Admiral McCain, and several Foreign Officers seated in the front row. Two F-4J Phantom II aircraft on fly-by. Three flares burn in the sky. Two aircraft come into the scene from the right and fly towards the flares. Aircraft continues to move towards the flares. Aircraft fire missiles striking the flares in sky. Several personnel on the flight deck. Aircraft in the sky. Three flares burn in sky, two aircraft fly-by the flares as a streak of smoke pass through the three flares. Civilians and newsmen on the flight deck. Newsmen work with their cameras.

Date: 1968, June 25
Duration: 3 min 51 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675047115