A Lockheed Constellation aircraft operated by Air France lands on an airport. Famous woman descends from the plane clutching a bouquet of flowers. She is greeted and welcome by other people. 1951
Jack Benny kissing his wife and daughter. Errol Flynn with wife Patrice Wymore, saying goodbye as Flynn boards the plane. Benny, Flynn, and other stars wave toward the other people present at the airport. The group gets into a U.S. Air Force C-47. 1951.
A demonstration of the Aeronca GT-1 glide torpedo. Six Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers, of the U.S. Army Air Forces, fly in formation. Next, splashes from their guided bombs are shown in water below. A slate appears with illustration and title, "Preset Glide Torpedo Model GT-1." A GT-1 is shown rotating while hung from a chain in a manufacturing area. Another Aeronca GB-1 is on the floor in the background. Four airmen push a GT-1 on a wheeled dolly. They roll it and position it underneath the wing of a B-17. Closeup of them jacking up the dolley to position the GT-1. View of the torpedo secured under the aircraft. Gun camera footage shows a GT-1 on a long glide towards the water, after release from above. View from water surface of the GT-1 approaching the water. At the last moment, its paravane (wing) separates and the torpedo contacts the water. The paravane falls aside into the water. The camera pans over to a makeshift target. The process is repeated with a second GT-1 but it is not seen close to the water. A third demonstration is successful and the wake of the torpedo is tracked from an overflying aircraft.
Light Seeker Guided bomb GB-5 of the U.S. Army Air Corps fired on a target at night. The bomb moves in dark seeking lighted target. It strikes the target and a massive explosion takes place. (World War II period).
Preset Data Controllable Glide Torpedo. Glide bombs attached to the wings of B-17 bomber of the U.S. Army Air Force. Glide bomb dropped from a pre-calculated height and distance towards a target. Flight of the bomb as seen from the bomber aircraft. Bomb strikes the target at sea. Geysers of water formed due to explosion. (World War II period).
Azon Bombs in China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. B-24 bomber of the United States Army Air Force gets ready for an operation. Personnel loading the turret guns in the nose of a B-24 bomber. Airmen work and check its engines and other parts. A truck arrives near the bomber. Men roll bombs down from the truck. Men start attaching the bomb with the wings of B-24. A tanker fills the fuel tank of the bomber.
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