The damaged USS Franklin arrives at the Brooklyn Navy yard in New York after the Japanese attack during World War II. Commander H.H. Hale aboard the USS Franklin. Damaged flight deck of the aircraft.
The damaged USS Franklin arrives at Brooklyn Navy yard in New York after the Japanese attack during World War II. U.S. Navy officer aboard the USS Franklin at Brooklyn Navy yard. An officer talks and smiles.
The damaged USS Franklin arrives at Brooklyn Navy yard in New York after the Japanese attack during World War II. U.S. Navy officers aboard the USS Franklin at Brooklyn Navy yard. Lieutenant Commander T.J. Grenee, Lieutenant Fred Harris, Lieutenant B.J. White aboard the USS Franklin.
German naval training ship Gorch Fock comes into the New York harbor. Three masted German Navy (Deutsche Marine) ship Gorch Fock underway at sea. Cadets lined up on the deck of the Gorch Fock (NATO pennant number A60). The ship comes in at the harbor. Water splashes and the ship in the background.
The airborne "City of Chicago" airplane circling the Sky Harbor Airport, at Northbrook, Illinois, setting a new flight endurance record. A large number of people gathered at the airport looking skywards. Stinson SM-1 aircraft, known as "Big Ben," flown by their brothers Albert and Walter, refuels City of Chicago in mid air. After refueling is complete, the hose is seen to drop free from the "City of Chicago." One of the Hunter brothers on the nose of "City of Chicago" as he inspects an engine. Civilians look at the sky.
Airman Felix Waitkus leaves for Lithuania but crashes in Ireland. Waitkus takes off from Floyd Bennett Airport, New York for Kaunas, Lithuania. Fog and failing gas results in a crash in a field near Ballinrobe, Ireland.
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