USS Dewey at dock. Crew boards. Seamen remove gangplank. Lines cast off. Steam starts from engines. Flags on USS destroyer. USS Dewey departs from Norfolk, Virginia. Officers look towards sea. Crew watches through binoculars. The United States flag. Helmsmen watches through the binoculars. Dewey underway and deck. Seamen pull the rope. Sailor signals with light. Officials come out from cubical and talk. Seamen push the metallic part of ship, cast line and pull rope during recovery preparation.
Bandleader-Aviator, Roger Wolfe Kahn, son of multimillionaire banker, Otto Kahn, sits in a 1930 Bellanca CH-400 Skyrocket airplane. He taxis and takes off, flying from New York to Norfolk Virginia, where he makes a daring low altitude test of system for in-flight pickup of mail. He swoops to within a few yards of the pickup point, and snags a mail satchel suspended atop a building only 102 feet high, The mail pouch is delivered by air drop in a field, where it is picked up by a man who places it in a car and drives away. (Note: This actual airplane, Bellanca NC 7084, is being restored by its owner, Dan Cullman of Kent, Washington.)
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.
Giant Aircraft carrier Forrestal docks at Norfolk, Virginia. The ship suffered a tragic fire on duty off the coast of Vietnam. Crew members greet their wives and children. Woman stands with toddler in hand. Woman stands with banner that reads 'Welcome Brian Bunnell'. Officer kisses his wife. View of the damaged ship.
A storm lashes Atlantic seaboard at Norfolk, Virginia. View of storm damaged boats and buildings. Fleet of ships on water surface. Flags flutter on the mast of the ship. Hurricane wind drives huge waves against waterfront. Water lashes on wrecked bridge and its support pillars.
Ancient Egyptian archaeological artifacts at the Navy Station in Norfolk, Virginia. Treasures of Egyptian King Tutankhamun (King Tut) being loaded on USS Sylvania. They are on loan from Cairo Museum for a five city U.S. tour. American workers move crates and baskets with the help of small transport vehicles aboard the ship. Heavy structure being lifted by cranes. Archaeological treasure packed in wooden boxes.
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