View from aircraft overhead, of a line of U.S. battleships in the Atlantic Ocean.They leave a wake trail as they move forward through calm waters. Several other warships are seen..Line of battleships all firing heavy guns to port. Warships in formation lines. Small craft maneuvering around the warships. The control panel of an aircraft in view. A fleet replenishment vessel seen from almost directly overhead. An excursion ferry filled with passengers. A tall-masted sailing vessel with no sails showing. Interior (cockpit) of the aircraft
Aerial views from Coast Guard aircraft, of U.S. Navy warships on maneuvers in the Atlantic Ocean. Three U.S. Navy warships move in single line formation in the ocean. Another view, from the stern, of four warships in single line formation. Sea is calm. Three aircraft carrier-type ships seen. The first appears to be USS Langley (CV-1). The second, and largest, is a CV-2, Lexington Class Carrier. It has a large island and tower and its flight deck is filled with aircraft.
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter's rescue operation in the Atlantic Ocean. A boat in trouble in heavy seas. The boat wallows in the rough waters. The cutter approaches the boat in distress. Lines are shot from the coast guard cutter to the boat.
A 1940 Packard long body sedan, carrying General Charles de Gaulle, comes up the drive to the White House. A group of U.S. military officers, and civilian officials, standing under an awning, greets him.
An aircraft crash in East of Le Mans, France. Men in uniform with guns rush to the area of the aircraft crash. A plane area with trees around. The parts of the aircraft in fire. Smoke rises from the fire at several places. Water sprayed to extinguish the fire. Several men look on. The half clad body of a man on the ground with blood. A soldier attends to the man. The soldier lays his ear to the chest of the man. Several soldiers and men stand around and watch. (World War II period).
U.S. Military Officers march across the snowy campus of Yale University, to an auditorium, to witness the award of Yale's Howland Memorial Prize to British Field Marshal Sir John Dill. U.S. Chief of Naval operations, Admiral King, and U.S. Army Chief of Staff , General George C. Marshall, take part in academic procession with Sir John Dill, and are seated on the stage during the presentation. Sir John speaks, followed by General Marshall, who remarks about the accord between American and British Forces.
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