Enemy targets attacked by U.S. aircraft in World War II. Aircraft of 8th Air Force is piloted by Lieutenant L.B. Francis of 503rd Squadron. Aircraft strafes train, causes hit on one of the cars, large explosion occurs. Aircraft attacks ground target including power line, tower.
A South American ship runs aground, San Juan. A South American naval training vessel stranded on a rocky coral reef. A small boat comes near the stricken ship. Crew of the ship rushing to save the stricken ship.
U.S. Army soldiers trained at unit level to maintain their fitness in the United States. Soldiers march, play team sports like rugby, run cross country, workout. At a swimming pool, they undergo water survival test and swim with a rifle for 15 meters in a pool. Soldiers learn hand to hand combat tactics. Soldiers and paratroopers in simulated combat situations.
American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) training in France during World War 1. Soldiers pull small mountain gun on wheeled carriage. They then remove it from the carriage, and one carries the barrel and another carries the mount and trails to firing location where they reaasemble it and begin firing it, with one placing shells in the gun and the other aiming and firing. They proceed to fire the gun while officer and other soldiers observe. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) soldiers firing a mortar during training in France in World War 1. The mortar team members pass a shell from one to another, cleaning, and arming it on the way. The last man drops it into the mortar and it fires. Immediately afterwards, as if in response to a gas alarm, they .quickly don gas masks then resume firing. A cluster of explosions occurs not far away. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
U.S. Army training for American Expeditionary forces (AEF) in France, during World War 1. A demonstration about how to load and fire a 6-inch mortar. A soldier screws a fuse into a mortar shell to arm it. He then fastens a firing lanyard at mortar base and moves away to fire it. Shell impacts with explosion. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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