Views of the 1926 Schneider Cup seaplane races at Hampton Roads, near Norfolk, Virginia. An Italian Macchi M.39 racer with number "3" on fuselage, taxis in the water and takes off. Another Italian Macchi M.39, carrying the number "5" takes off. Ground crew moves a U.S. Curtiss R3C-2 racer (carrying the number "4") into the water. Next, it is seen taking off and flying fairly high to start the course. The winning entry, an Italian Macchi M.39, that averaged 246.5 mph, lands on the water and taxis to the shore. It carrys the number "5" on its fuselage. Victorious pilot, Major Mario de 'Bernardi, stands in the cockpit. He is picked up and carried on the shoulders of his cheering compatriots.
U.S. sailors at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia. A dock shows Norfolk Naval Shipyard buildings. Battleship at the dock. U.S. Army personnel aboard a ship and on the dock. A U.S. official speaks to a group of servicemen. Sailors march along a road. The sailors come to a stop and march again. Two navy officers talk to each other.
Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia. Buildings and smoke stacks across water at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. A man walks past a large building. A horse-drawn carriage moves along a road. A smoke stack emits smoke.
A U.S. Navy training at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia. U.S. sailors signal a ship. A sign on a raised structure reads 'Exhale'. A sailor turns over the signboard. U.S. Navy Nurse Corps women take part in a drill.
U.S. Navy officers in a building at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia. Interiors of the building shows three U.S. Navy officers standing. Medics carry a man on a stretcher. A group of navy officers talks to each other.
U.S. Navy personnel at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia. Women of U.S. Navy Nurse Corps stand around sailors and navy officers seated in wheelchairs. Men play tennis. Sailors sit and watch the game. A road alongside barracks. U.S. Navy officers descend the steps of a building.
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