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USS Bismarck Sea and USS Saratoga sailing in the Pacific Ocean (WW2)

The USS Bismarck Sea (CVE- 95) sailing in the Pacific Ocean during World War 2. Dr. Edgar Maurice Cortright, United States Navy Lieutenant, narrates his experience on board the USS Saratoga (CV-3) at the time of its bombing by Kamikaze planes during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. Crewmen sitting on top of a damaged Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter plane on the USS Saratoga a day after the Japanese Kamikaze attack. Wreckage of a Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter on deck. A Jeep drives past the wreckage. Crewmen clearing debris on the flight deck. Fighter sitting on the starboard side by the flight deck crane. A gaping hole on the flight deck that went down five decks. Debris on the flight deck. Sailors removing the wreckage of destroyed fighters. They use a rope to pull the destroyed aircraft to the side.

Date: 1945, February 22
Duration: 3 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675080634
Images recorded from chase plane during the first powered flight of an X-15 Rocket Plane, at Edwards Air Force Base, California

Photograpy from an airborne chase plane, on the occasion of the first powered flight of an X-15 rocket plane. A Lockheed F-104 Starfighter chase plane seen flying in the contrails of the NASA B-52 mothership (NB-52A,52-003) flown by pilots Bock and Allovie, An F-100D fighter flies slightly ahead of the B-52. The X-15, 56-6671, with Scott Crossfield, in the cockpit, is cradled under the B-52's right wing. View from the photo chase plane, as it pulls closer to the B-52. The X-15 and leading F-100 chase plane are clearly visible. The camera plane has dropped back and the X-15 releases, from the B-52 mothership, as its rocket engines simultaneously ignite. It drops and accelerates below and in front of the B-52. It stays below momentarily, without leaving a contrail. Then it accelerates and climbs rapidly out of sight. Sunlight glares as two chase planes are seen.

Date: 1959, September 17
Duration: 1 min 37 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675021370
Airmen examine Boeing B-47 Stratojet bomber's in flight target practice at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida

Crew Chief assists Pilot to alight from F-84 Thunderjet at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Crew members sit down to watch a film. F-84 Thunderjet and MB-3 Red Bird in flight. Gatling gun fires from the tail of Boeing B-47 Stratojet bomber, with F-84 Thunderjet in the background. Boeing B-47 Stratojet bomber parked on ground shows maneuverability of turret. Airmen examine the target aircraft MB-3 Red Bird, for hits and make notes.

Date: 1954
Duration: 4 min 35 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675022545
U.S. Navy and Marine Corps combat operations at Peleliu Island, Palau, during World War II.

U.S.LST-129 and the second USS Seaward (LST-278) next to each other, in rough surf at rock strewn Orange Beach III, Peleliu, in the Palau Island group, during World War 2. These two LSTs collided and suffered damage on October 2, 1944. View of airfield with U.S. F4U Corsair aircraft parked. An F4U landing on the runway. Another aircraft takes off. Construction equipment and tents seen on airfield. A PBY Catalina aircraft takes off. Change of sequence shows battlefield with bare trees. F4U aircraft flying low and slow, with landing gear extended, drop bombs, raising heavy smoke clouds, at Japanese positions just beyond a nearby ridge.

Date: 1944, October 9
Duration: 2 min 17 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675022857
Various aircraft land at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam.

Aircraft land at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam. Camouflaged Douglas C-47 Skytrain military transport taxis and makes take off run. Cessna O-1E lands. Camouflaged USAF C-130E lands. VNAF F-5A lands. North American Jet Fighter aircraft F-100Ds makes take off runs. U.S. army U-8D lands. North American Jet Fighter aircraft F-100Ds land. View of USAF C-7A landing. USAF DC-130A lands. (Vietnam War period).

Date: 1967, July
Duration: 2 min 18 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675025004
Colonel Richard C Catledge enters into ready room and talks to pilots at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam.

United States Air Force Colonel Richard C Catledge visits the alert facility at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam. F-100 parked on the ground at Air Base. Colonel Catledge walks past camouflaged F-100D. He salutes a security guard and enters ready room. Sign of 'F-100 Alert Facility Air Crew'. Colonel Catledge enters into the ready room and talks with pilots of 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing. Colonel Catledge seated at desk speaks. A pilot writes down on notepad and another pilot reads newspaper. (Vietnam War period).

Date: 1967, April 22
Duration: 2 min 40 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675025010