A French ground crewman hands small bombs to another man who stores them in the cockpit of a French bi-wing hydroplane (seaplane) during World War 1. The aircraft is equipped with a large open raeial engine. The propeller appears to be split with one segment in front of the lower wing and the other behind it. Change of scene shows a foldable seaplane suspended from cranes on the deck of a French warship. Crewmen fold the wings aft. Closeup of the aircraft and men rotating the propeller. Next the plane is seen in the water on its pontoons as a pilot standing in the open cockpit fastens an overhead cable to the plane. Aerial view of a convoy of several ships seen from an overflying airplane. A naval port facility seen from the air. Back to the Naval hydroplane, again, as it its being raised from the water by a crane. The pilot stands on one of the large flat main pontoons. Closeup of the plane and pilot as they are lifted high above the water level and deck hands pull the plane over the ship's deck.
A sleek hulled French bi-wing seaplane equipped with a single radial pusher engine, taxis from shore during World War 1. It is then seen in flight and making a smooth landing in the water. Next, a French single-engine pontoon-equipped float plane is photographed from a larger seaplane as they both fly with sight of one another.
Opening scene shows nose gunner compartment of a parked Fremch Farman biplane bomber as viewed upward from the ground below. It is embellished with a painting of Charlie Chaplain as the iconic "Little tramp." Above, the nose art, a French gunner displays the maneuverability of his machine gun mounted in the open nose position of the aircraft.
A damaged French town in 1944 during World War II. Aerial view of bombs falling over the French town. Smoke billows up from explosions. Rubble on the streets and damaged buildings. French civilians clear debris. Frenchmen ride bicycles. Civilians near a pond. A damaged railroad station.
A damaged French town in 1944 during World War II. French civilians stand near a bombed out building. Rubble on a street. Trucks loaded with men drives past the bombed out building.
A damaged French town in 1944during World War II. Smoke rises from a burning building in the far background. The burning French building. French civilians remove their belongings. Wounded and injured people are evacuated. A damaged railroad station with wrecked locomotives.
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