Italian Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero torpedo bombers in flight over Sicily, Italy during World War 2. An Italian officer briefs crew members of torpedo and fighter aircraft before they leave for a mission in the Mediterranean. The flight crew dons equipment and boards an aircraft. Two pet dogs, a Boxer and an Alsatian, follow crew to bottom hatch of an airplane. The Boxer jumps in easily, but the Alsatian has difficulty. Pilots in the cockpits of aircraft flying at low altitude over the Mediterranean Sea. An Allied convoy is spotted underway. A battle ensues, with Italian bombers and torpedo planes attacking the ships, while the latter mount a strong defense with antiaircraft fire. Flak bursts leave black smoke in the sky. Italian planes releasing torpedoes. Smoke rising from two ships hit during the engagement.
German U boat in Mediterranean Sea during World War 1. Men on deck of British Q ship. Crew quickly uncover a large hidden deck gun and use it to fire on the German submarine. Naval guns aboard the Q ship being aimed at the submarine. Another U-boat submarine surrenders to the British Q ship. The submarine comes along side the British ship, the captain and crew of the British ship board the submarine which has all hands on deck. More views of ships being hit by German submarine torpedoes in the sea and then sinking. Explosions occur at sea and ships sink after being torpedoed.
Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War II. An Allied invasion convoy underway in the Mediterranean Sea. Three Allied soldiers in the foreground. An Allied naval fleet at sea and a naval gun in the foreground. A gun crew member looks through a pair of binoculars for enemy aircraft. Landing crafts at sea. Explosions occur on a coast in the far background.
USS Independence underway in the Mediterranean Sea. A U.S. Navy officer salutes and U.S. Marine honor guard lined up on the deck of the ship. President Makarios III of Cyprus comes aboard the ship. President Makarios reviews Marine honor guard. A destroyer underway at sea. Flakes burst in the sky. A ship underway as depth charges explode in the background. Water splashes due to the explosion of the depth charges. Sailors on the deck of a ship underway. The depth charges explode at sea.
Rescue operations after an attack on USS Liberty underway in the Mediterranean Sea during the Six Day Arab Israel conflict. USS Little Rock cruises past the starboard side of USS Liberty. A U.S. Navy UH-2A helicopter flies past USS liberty and over USS Little Rock. USS Little Rock underway at a slow speed. Another UH-2A helicopter flies over the two ships. The radar aboard USS Liberty rotates. USS Little Rock underway at sea. The fantail of USS Little Rock. USS Massey underway at sea.
German and Italian warships battle Allied destroyers guarding convoy in the Mediterranean Sea, during World War II. Gun barrels of a German vessel firing. Water geysers appear as explosions occur at sea. A U.S. destroyer, in distance,returns fire. Explosions at sea. Four pom pom guns fired. Flak bursts in sky. Lone airplane diving.Bomb strikes a ship. Crew seen on stern of Italian torpedo boat. They launch torpedo that explodes with direct hit on Allied ship. Nazi Messerschmitt 110 aircraft in formation. One peels off. Ship struck by Italian torpedo is seen burning and sinking.
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