U.S. Navy PB4Y Liberator patrol bomber aircraft in flight over the Pacific Ocean during World War II. U.S. VD-5 Photo-Squadron crewman operates an aerial camera through hatch of PB4Y. Man addresses an envelope.
U.S. ships in action in Pacific Theater during World War II. U.S. battleships and cruisers head for enemy islands in the Pacific Ocean. Man blows a bugle aboard a ship. Men at a large instrument panel aboard the ship. U.S. fighter takes off to intercept Japanese bombers. U.S. lighter cruiser's guns fire salvos. Cruiser fire guns at shore batteries. Flak bursts in sky. U.S. ships fire towards the island at night. Man looks through periscope aboard a ship. Cruiser under heavy attack. Sailor sorts away shell cases on the deck of ship. Men on deck of ship after capturing an island. U.S. flag flies on bridge of the ship.
Dramatizes the methods used by Axis Powers in maritime sabotage operations against Allied Forces during World War II Italian SLC (Siluro a Lenta Corsa) -200 Maiale human torpedo hoisted on dock. Ocean in the background. Warhead is clamped onto the nose of torpedo. Rudder, motor switch, and instrument panel of Maiale. Maiale is hoisted to release it on water. Torpedo operator gets ready with two high pressure bottles. Two men on torpedo. Torpedo submerges. Animation shows how undetected torpedo boat reaches to Allied ship and second man on torpedo places the warhead on a ship. Torpedo moves away after placing the charge. Maiale surfaces.
Aerial views from airplane flying over an airfield near the ocean in the Philippines, prior to World War 2 in the Pacific. (The airfield is probably Iba Field, on Luzon, which was destroyed by Japanese bombers on Dec. 8, 1941.) Army airplanes are parked on the field. Numerous buildings and facilities are seen. A bivouac area of tents near the water. Scene shifts to Philippine Airlines pilot Paul Irving Gunn and his assistant, aviator Emil Sylvan Scott, standing in the grass, by a Philippine Airlines model 18 Beechcraft. The airplane is bright red with the number 2 painted on its nose and the company logo on its fuselage.
Development of transportation in Europe after World War 2. An ocean-going ship is seen plying the waters of an estuary. A white tower is seen with moving radar antenna on top. A radar operator works in front of radar screens in the control room. He wears headset and microphone. Narrator notes how radar helps navigation in crowded estuaries like the Scheldt. Captain onboard ship ostensibly speaking to the radar operator. Another radar antenna rotating rapidly. A British European Airways (BEA) Vickers VC. 1 Viking airplane at Schiphol Airport (Evert van de Beekstraat 202, 1118 CP Schiphol, Netherlands) in Amsterdam. Glimpses of European airlines using the Douglas DC-3 aircraft such as the Belgian SABENA, Polish LOT and Scandinavian Airlines (SAS). A TAP Air Portugal (Transportes Aéreos Portugueses) DC-6 parked, and a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij) DC-6, named the “Vliegende Hollander”, taxiing. An Air France Sud-Est SE-161 Languedoc 4-engine aircraft, taxiing. View of control tower and related buildings at the airport. A person marking a carton for air delivery. A man loads parcels from his automobile trunk, into a Scandinavian Airlines DC-3 aircraft. Venue shifts to Orly airport (94390 Orly, France) in Paris, France, where a DC-6 airplane sits in front of a terminal building. Airport staff prepare to welcome a dignitary, including uniformed brass band seated at an awninged pavilion, and a military honor guard. A DC-4 aircraft parked in nearby background. A party welcomes the President of France, Vincent Jules Auriol, arriving on an Air France Lockheed Constellation airliner. A large contingent of Army troops are assembled in formation to honor the arriving President. He strolls across the ramp, accompanied by a French general and an admiral, among others. He climbs stairs of the pavilion as the band plays La Marseillaise (National Anthem).
U.S. soldiers in Sicily, Italy after its invasion during World War II. The soldiers lower the Italian flag from the top of a tower. U.S. soldiers work on a large equipment. An ocean in the background. The soldiers inspect a camouflaged enemy equipment.
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