The various types of drills and bits used for drilling into rocks in the United States. A Corliss air compressor that furnishes air power for rock drilling. Men in a mine in northern Michigan as they work with rotator hammers to sink a shaft 1700 feet below the surface. Six workers drill with rotators. A worker drills into the wall and roof of the mine. An auger rotator being used to drill into a soft ore bench.
American paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division, boarding hired British commercial buses that take them to a marshaling point, in preparation for the invasion of Normandy, France, in World War 2. Views from below of U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 transport aircraft in formation, carrying paratroopers toward Normandy, France, on June 5, 1944. Aerial view of British and American invasion ships en route to rendezvous off the Isle of Wight. U.S. Army Air Forces B-26 and B-17 bombers in flight. B-17 dropping bombs on lines of communications in Normandy, to hinder German movements of reinforcements. Allied warships and transports beginning their move toward the coast of Normandy. British landing craft underway under cover of barrage balloons.
Allied invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. U.S. General Joseph McNarney, Deputy Chief of Staff at a desk as he outlines the importance of June 6, 1944 the day Allied forces attacked the Germans in Normandy. He speaks about the decision to knock down the Nazis first and then the Japanese during the World War. He says that the invasion of Normandy was planned in November 1943. He also states how General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe, planned and executed the invasion. He also speaks about how the U.S. Army Air Forces and the Royal Air Forces aircraft bombarded the coasts of Normandy prior to the D Day invasion. Past events show American soldiers getting onto landing crafts in England as they leave for the invasion. The soldiers aboard the ships in the English Channel. The soldiers read the Bible and comics, sleep and cook aboard the ships. On June 5th , 1944 the ships head towards Normandy for the invasion. In England gliders carrying paratroopers take off from an airfield to bombard the German positions in Normandy. British soldiers receive ration and work on motorbikes. TNT (trinitrotoluene) charges being prepared by soldiers tasked with demolition duties. British soldiers check their guns and other weapons prior to the invasion. Jeep and artillery being loaded onto aircraft.
Allied invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. United States paratroopers from different professions with camouflage make up on their faces they prepare to leave England for the invasion of Normandy. The paratroopers being briefed before the take off. They put on their combat gear. U.S. General of the 9th Air Force Brereton shakes hands with the paratroopers. The paratroopers board an aircraft and take off. U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 aircraft take off from different airfields in England to bombard Normandy, France. Aircraft in flight. A gunner aboard an airborne aircraft. Bombs being released. The bombs explode causing a pillar of smoke to rise up. German coastal defenses being bombed.
American paratroopers depart England for the invasion of Normandy, France (D-Day), during World War 2. U.S. paratroopers of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, help each other with their gear, as they stand beside a C-47 aircraft, on RAF Greenham airfield, England. A crew chief cleans the window of the C-47. Two paratroopers, with camouflage painted faces, converse. Three air crewmen, two in leather jackets, pose by the airplane. One, a Lieutenant,holds an oxygen mask and carries a 45 automatic in a shoulder holster. View from inside the cabin, as paratroopers climb aboard the C-47. Lieutenant General Louis H. Brereton, Commander, 9th Air Force, smiles as he offers something to a paratrooper who reaches out from the airplane for it. Brereton laughs and reaches out to shake the paratrooper's hand. The General salutes as the aircraft taxis away and joins a long line of C-47s preparing to take off. Ground crewmen wave to the departing aircraft. The aircraft begin taking off at dusk with their wingtip lights illuminated, bound for the coast of Normandy, France.
A huge balloon in flight in Rapid City, South Dakota. The huge balloon named Explorer II with a sign on it that reads ' Geographic society air corps '. Two pilots of the balloon talk to each other. The balloon in flight about 74,000 feet above the ground as it sets a new altitude record. People listen to the radio broadcast about the record setting flight of Explorer II. The balloon descends and lanA huge balloon in flight in Rapid City, South Dakota. The huge balloon named Explorer II with a sign on it that reads ' Geographic society air corps '. Two pilots of the balloon talk to each other. The balloon in flight about 74,000 feet above the ground as it sets a new altitude record. People listen to the radio broadcast about the record setting flight of Explorer II. The balloon descends and lands on the ground. People gather in large numbers to look at the balloon. The pilots of the balloon.ds on the ground. People gather in large numbers to look at the balloon. The pilots of the balloon.
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