A film depicts safety measures of the United States Army Air Force ( USAAF ) on the Bermuda Islands. A submarine at sea. A rescue launch in the foreground. Crew on the submarine. The crew of a USAAF C-54E Skymaster aircraft in a rubber raft. The rubber raft beside the submarine.
British conducts hydrogen bomb test over the Christmas Islands during atomic bomb testing. Explosion and smoke rises. Views of mushroom cloud. This test marks Britain's first hydrogen bomb test, cementing its nuclear weapons power in the world.
Japanese shipping attacked by American submarine around Palau Island in the Pacific. Japanese ship is seen in the distance smoking and on fire after having been hit by 4'' shell fire from U.S. Navy submarine. Views as submarine gradually approaches the burning ship. Column of smoke rises from the Japanese ship. Water waves roll over the stern of the surfaced American submarine, underway, as camera continues to focus on the hit Japanese ship in the distance. Clip closes with a brief shot of few floating remains of the ship at very close distance. (World War II period).
Japanese shipping attacked by American submarine around Palau Island in the Pacific. Periscope view of Japanese freighter hit by torpedoes. Freighter is seen prior to torpedo hit for a few seconds, and then a large explosion is seen and the freighter throws up billows of smoke. Periscope view continues to track target ship which appears to be sinking rapidly. A second explosion and then a third dramatic explosion is seen as the target ship is sinking. (World War II period).
World War 2 footage of attack on a Japanese freighter near Palau Island in the Pacific Ocean, by an American Navy submarine. Periscope view shows target Japanese freighter in distance. Disturbance just below surface of water is seen as submarine releases torpedoes toward target. View of target ship just before impact. Then suddenly, a dramatic explosion emits from the ship as it is hit by US Navy submarine's torpedoes. Ship stern momentarily elevates at moment of impact as torpedo strikes mid ship. Explosion consumes ship and it begins to rapidly sink. Two more explosions are seen shooting skyward as the Japanese ship continues sinking.
U.S. Army Air Force Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses bomb Heligoland island in Germany during World War II. B-17s in flight. Several aerial views of the island and another island next to it. Smoke rises from burning oil storage tanks on Heligoland island. A runway on the island in the background. Heavy flak. German coastline: Heligoland and Friesian islands. Bomb craters and smoke from burning oil storage tanks. Bombs are dropped from Allied aircraft. The aircraft are in formation over clouds.
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