Test of Higgins Boats in Louisiana, United States. 45 foot Higgins steel diesel powered tank lighter boat in Lake Pontchartrain. A truck is unloaded on the beach. A tank is loaded on the boat.
U.S. Battleship, USS North Carolina (BB-55) underway in the Atlantic Ocean. Sailors raise signal flags. Bosun's mate pipes signal, and sailors respond to battle stations for live fire exercise. One of the ship's triple turret rotates with its 16 in (410 mm)/45 calibre Mark 6 guns. Her1.1 in (28 mm) anti-aircraft guns begin firing, followed by the 16 inch guns. Closeup of Captain Olaf M. Hustvedt, the first Commander of the U.S. North Carolina. He looks through binoculars. Night firing of the North Carolina's guns. (World War II period).
German blitz air attack damage in Britain during World War II. British anti-aircraft artillery guns firing at German aircraft in flight in southeast England. The British soldiers firing anti aircraft artillery towards the aircraft. Flak bursting in the sky. A German rescue sea plane heading to assist a downed German bomber. A British Hawker Hurricane aircraft is disabled and its pilot ejects with parachute. The Hurricane crashes to the ground. RAF launches depart to rescue the pilot in the sea. View of the rescued pilot, from New Zealand, being escorted ashore up a wooden dock, wrapped in a blanket. A bombed house. The destroyed buildings and churches in the area. The rubble of houses. Views of Anderson Shelters (bomb shelters) and a man emerging from one, his house in front of it partially destroyed. A captured German pilot, rescued at sea, is brought ashore. Elderly British men discussing the damage. A wrecked statue of British scholar John Milton lying on the ground. The destroyed buildings along the sides of the street in Westminster. Business men walking on the street show identification to authorities to gain access to a bombed area. Houses with exterior walls blown off revealing intact bedrooms inside. A policeman or Bobby picks up and examines a piece of shrapnel.
British citizens gather around a German aircraft on display in a town square during the Blitz period in the Battle of Britain (World War II). The damaged, captured German aircraft parked on the ground. People gather near the aircraft. Buildings in the background. A soldier views parts of the aircraft. The wrecked nose section of the aircraft. A girl stands near the aircraft with a jar. A man drops a contribution in the jar, presumably money for the war effort.
German air attack on Britain during blitzkrieg in World War II. Aircraft flying over British coast. German and British aircraft in aerial battle, while anti-aircraft guns also fire at German planes. An aircraft crashes. An aircraft bombing the area. Smoke rises as a bomb explodes on the land. Men stand nearby. Flak bursts in the sky. A barrage balloon in flight. The barrage balloon is hit and consumed in flames.
German air attack blitzkrieg (blitz) on London during World War 2. The damage in London due to bombardment in World War 2. The destroyed buildings and debris on the street. A factory set on fire by the German bombers. The firemen dousing the fire with the help of fire hoses. The destroyed buildings along the sides of the street. An officer smoking a cigarette. The debris on the street along Sydney Street at Sydney Square in London. The soldiers clearing the rubble from the street. Smiling British women gathered in a group give a thumbs up sign. Wardens show a shelter where they led citizens to safety. King George VI arrives to inspect the damage. He talks with citizens and tours the damaged areas. A cat walks among the ruins. Citizens gather on the street waving at the King in a car. The reconstruction work in progress.