A group of United States Douglas C-47 Skytrain Military transport planes in flight. They air drop special containers by parachute over Newbury, Berkshire, England during World War II. The parachutes open and descends with the supplies. A Jeep with a trailer drive to the drop site. Soldiers remove the container from the parachute and loads it into the back of the trailer. Another soldier gathers the parachute and the other two helps him carry the parachute away. Soldiers in the Jeep.
A Martin B-57 Canberra bomber aircraft of the U.S. Air Force 8th Bomb Squadron is seen in flight over Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. Wingtip tanks of extra fuel seen on aircraft. Various close up views of the B-57 aircraft in flight seen from its left and ride side. The B-57 aircraft banks to the left near end of clip.
Creation of an artificial harbor and bridges by the Seabees ("Operation Mulberry") in Normandy, France during World War II. U.S. Navy Captain Augustus Dayton Clark, in charge of the Operation Mulberry landing operations at Omaha beach, is seen in discussion with Commander E.T Collier from the 108th Naval Construction Battalion (Seabees). Towing operations are shown: Tugs used for towing phoenix units. The tugs take a whale unit in tow. A tug takes a phoenix unit in tow and another with a whale unit in tow. Lobnitz spuds in tow. A formation of Allied fighter aircraft in flight overhead protecting the convoy. Seabees crew and gun crew on phoenix unit. 40mm anti aircraft gun on the phoenix unit. View at H-2 hours before D-Day of skies overhead with transport aircraft towing gliders with troops on board for the D-Day landing operation.
U.S. Army Air Corps men perform air stunts over Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, Illinois. Lieutenant Hamilton, Sergeants Kamemsky and Shoemaker, and pilots Carter and Weddington get ready. Army Air Corps personnel inspect the service men's parachutes. The men board a small biplane. Biplane takes off with two parachutists on top of the aircraft. One jumper is on each wing of the biplane. The third jumper is at the back of the cockpit waiting for signal. Aerial view of the plane in flight. Parachutists jump from aircraft and descend in air. One parachutist is dragged across the ground rapidly for some distance upon landing. Army Air Corps personnel meet parachutists as they land. Officers greet paratroopers.
Police are seen climbing aboard a horse-drawn police wagon. It appears to carry as many as a dozen of them as it drives away. (Filmed by Edison Company, 1897)
View of letter signed by Thomas A. Edison, dated September 30, 1902, concerning restrictions on use of the film. Line at top of letter reads: "Patented March 14, 1893." The film shows four Girls, in white night dresses, engaged in a pillow fight. One of the pillows tears and feathers fly everywhere. A single frame inserted at time code 00:14/ 00:30 reads: "Copyright 1897 by Thomas A. Edison."
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