The USS Gamble, destroyer/mine layer, DD-123, DM-15 being prepared for scuttling off of Guam, in final days of World War 2. Her severely damaged hulk is seen tied up to a pier. An inspection party examines her. View from camera on the Gamble as she is towed out of Apra Harbor, Guam. View of tugboat ahead, pulling her. View from another boat, of the Gamble with a tug at her port side. Six men are seen riding on her superstructure. Camouflage paint and numerals "15" are still visible on her hull. The tug at her side pulls away. Continued views from nearby boat as the Gamble is towed seaward for scuttling. (Note:The USS Gamble was struck by two Japanese bombs off Iwo Jima on 18 February, 1945. After finally being assessed as damaged beyond repair, she was decommissioned, on June 1, 1945, and scuttled on July 16, 1945.)
X-15 rocket-powered aircraft piloted by Joseph Albert Walker setting a new altitude record of 169,600 feet in California, United States. The X-15 rocket-powered aircraft lands on a dry lake bed. The aircraft taxis. Smoke trails out of the aircraft.
X-15 rocket-powered aircraft piloted by Joseph Albert Walker setting a new altitude record of 169,600 feet in California, United States. The Bomber NB-52A Stratofortress taxis and takes off with X-15 rocket-powered aircraft under the wing. Smoke trails out of the aircraft. View of the runway at the Edwards Air Force Base.
X-15 rocket-powered aircraft piloted by Joseph Albert Walker setting a new altitude record of 169,600 feet in California, United States. The X-15 rocket-powered aircraft lands as viewed from another aircraft. Men around the aircraft. Vehicles parked around the aircraft. The pilot and the copilot wave from the other aircraft.
X-15 rocket-powered aircraft piloted by Joseph Albert Walker setting a new altitude record of 169,600 feet in California, United States. Joseph Albert Walker in the cockpit of the X-15 rocket-powered aircraft. Men stand near the aircraft and in the foreground. A man removes the helmet of Pilot Joseph Walker. He gets out of the cockpit. Joseph Albert Walker stands on the runway and other men work on the aircraft in the background. A man in the cockpit of the aircraft as he works on it. Joseph Albert Walker walks near the aircraft and poses for the camera.
X-15 rocket-powered aircraft piloted by Joseph Albert Walker setting a new altitude record of 169,600 feet in California, United States. People walk towards the X-15 rocket-powered aircraft. Vehicles parked at the Edwards Air Force Base. Officers and men stand near the aircraft. Joseph Albert Walker in the cockpit of the aircraft. A man talks to Joseph Albert Walker. A man wearing a protective gear sits holding a hose. A cameraman stands near the aircraft. Man takes out the helmet of Joseph Albert Walker and helps him come out of the cockpit of the aircraft. He is greeted by an official. He stands near the nose of the aircraft and talks to the people. Walker being greeted by people after setting the record.