Activities of crew members before air raid by the United States 9th Air Force B-26 Marauder bomber aircraft in the European Theater during World war II. Long line of United States Army Air Forces B-26 Marauder bomber aircraft parked on ramp. Airmen stand near the aircraft on the airfield. Nose section of the aircraft seen. A bomb trailer passes by. 'Pappy's Pram' written on the side of the aircraft. Crew members in chow line. They eat food seated on the ground. B-26 aircraft loaded with bombs. Refueling of aircraft. Crew members eat food. Engines of the lined up aircraft warm up. Aircraft taxis.
German and British soldiers in France during the Dieppe Raid of World War II. Dead troops lying on beach in a long barbed wire entanglement. Canadian and British troops. Damaged amphibious tanks stranded on beach. British soldiers' damaged helmets lying around tanks. Damaged Royal Air Force Supermarine Spitfire fighter aircraft on field. Germans march captured Commandos through the streets. Some Commandos in uniform. Scenes of German prisoners camp: food rationed out to prisoners. Street scenes: civilians walk around. Buildings seen on either side of the streets. German soldier stands guard at the beach with machine gun in front of him. Platoons of German troops in uniform march on beach. German soldier mans a machine gun. Men stand around it.
Great Depression footage after the inauguration of Franklin D Roosevelt as the President of the U.S. in Washington D.C. in 1933. During a bank holiday two day after the inauguration of Franklin D Roosevelt as the President of the US, vehicles move on the streets. Long lines of civilians move on the streets. Man makes a genuine hand made "depression dollar." which is made out of rubber. He demonstrates how it can grow for inflation by stretching. He displays the dollar designed for inflation. Other man stretches the dollar. Man approaches a merchant. He exchanges his guitar for basket of fruits under the barter system which was common in the depression. Footage is from a 1958 newsreel recounting events 25 years earlier.
Cotton bidding at Liverpool Futures Market in New York. The interior of the building. Bidders gathered in a large open area. Men behind a long desk along the side. Men on a floor in the building bid for cotton. A man stands on the balcony in the floor above. Rates written on a board in the background.
New techniques in aerial torpedo attack, United States. An aircraft in flight over a sea. The aircraft releases torpedo in water. Torpedo moves. Men haul trolley loaded with the torpedo. The shroud ring or ring tail is in conjunction with the drag ring on nose of the torpedo. Using ring tail and drag ring with wooden stabilizer results in successful test drops. A man secures the stabilizer to ring tail with wooden dowels. The man covers the torpedo with a drag ring which helps to stabilize the torpedo during air travel, and seals the ring. The man adjusts the water trip delay valve which prevents the torpedo from burning up during long travels. Depth setting is done. (World War II period).
New techniques in aerial torpedo attack, United States. A man explains the graphical presentation of the proper speed and altitude combination for torpedo release. An aircraft in flight releases torpedo in water. The torpedo moves in water. The torpedo launching guide. In double entry type graph, the combination of 2 coordinates gives the third coordinate. Dropping speed and dropping altitude data is entered in the chart. It gives the entrance angle. The man explains the concept of point of release to the point of hitting target using the graph. The cross wind effect on torpedo drop is explained. Time column on graph gives time of fall of torpedo. Release of torpedo with proper range is necessary. Radar ranging requires teamwork between the pilot and the radio man. Demerits of long and short range is explained. (World War II period).
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