Airplanes at the Airplane Reliability Tour at the Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, United States. View of a biplane on the airfield at the Ford Airport at the Airplane Reliability Tour. Two men beside the biplane. Number '15' written on the fuselage of the aircraft. Another biplane with number '3' written on the fuselage. A biplane on the airfield with number '5' written on the rudder. Another biplane with number '22' written on the fuselage. A monoplane on the airfield. The motor of the monoplane and a lever beside the motor in view. 'Ryan M-1' written on the rudder of the monoplane. Number '23' written on the side of the monoplane. A man working on the stabilizer of the Ryan monoplane. A biplane beside a building on the airport, with number '20' written on the fuselage. The biplane on the runway and a few men beside the biplane.
German soldiers in France during the Battle of Villers-Bocage of World War 2. A pictorial map showing cities along French coastline. A German soldier looking through binoculars. Allied ships at sea. German soldiers prepare artillery and fire. Smoke rising from explosions. German soldiers beside artillery. Smoke rising from Allied vessels at sea. Explosions on land and smoke rising. Two German soldiers talking. A wrecked landing craft at a beach. Debris of wreckage spread on the beach. A bomb wrecked U.S. LST (Landing Ship, Tank) on the beach and armored vehicles aboard the ship. Vehicles moving along a road. recked British Cromwell tanks and M3 Halftracks along the side of a road. A German soldier beside a damaged tank. Wide shot of a Stuart light tank. A damaged signboard which reads 'Villers Bocage'. Damaged buildings on the street of Villers-Bocage and a wrecked Tiger tank beside the buildings. Debris strewn on the ground and a damaged tank among the debris. A damaged tank with its front part into a building. A British helmet in the debris on a Cromwell tank. (Note: During this battle, On June 13th, 1944, German tank commander, Michael Wittmann, in a single Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger tank reportedly destroyed up to 14 tanks and 15 personnel carriers along with 2 anti-tank guns. Many were of the British 22nd Armored Brigade of the 7th Armored Division, AKA the 'Desert Rats'.)
Monuments in Washington DC, United States. Several ducks swimming in the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20024, United States) with the Washington Monument behind, and Capitol visible in distance. A street lighted in the night. View of the Potomac River, the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, and the U.S. Capitol, in single view, early morning. A street in downtown Washington DC. Cars moving on a road and buildings on either side of the road. The U.S. Capitol building (First St SE, Washington, DC 20004, United States) seen in the background. The Washington Monument (2 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20024, United States) in view. Equestrian statue at George Washington, at Washington Circle in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Capitol viewed at dawn, along an empty Pennsylvania Avenue. The Washington Monument, seen from space between buildings. Equestrian statue of Civil War hero, Major General John A. Logan (Washington, DC 20005, United States), at Logan Circle, Rhode Island Avenue and 13th St. NW. The U.S. Capitol dome. View from Memorial Bridge, of Lincoln Memorial and Washington monument (in distance).
A city tour bus in Washington DC, United States. The driver of the city tour bus speaking in a microphone from the driver's seat. The bus driven in front of the Ford's Theater. The driver says that former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth while attending a performance of 'Our American Cousin' at the Ford's Theater. The driver says that President Lincoln was taken to the Petersen House across the street and the President passed away at 7.15 AM the next morning. Part of the theater and a sidewalk in view. People walking into the theater.
V-E Day at Piccadilly Circus in London, England during World War II. A clock on a building shows 6.00 PM and reads 'Guinness Time, Guinness is good for you'. Several name boards on a building at Piccadilly Circus. The clock on the building showing 6.15 PM. A large crowd in front of the building on V-E (Victory in Europe) Day. A number of soldiers and a few girls holding flags on a pyramidal structure on the street. A few soldiers climbing to the topmost part of the structure and waving British flags.
X-15 rocket-powered aircraft piloted by Joseph Albert Walker setting a new altitude record of 169,600 feet in California, United States. Bomber NB-52A Stratofortress lands and taxis. Aircraft deploys its drogue parachute for landing. View of the barren land.