B-17s of the U.S. 91st Bombardment Group, returning to their home base at RAF Station Bassingbourn following a bombing mission,in World War 2. B-17, tail number 41-24617, named "Southern Comfort," taxiing on outboard engines, only, after landing with a large chunk of its rudder shot away. Crew members and other airmen gather around the battle-damaged aircraft. Closeups of the damage to its rudder. Dim views of the B-17, "Memphis Belle," tail number 41-24485, with skin missing from wing exposing its internal ribs. It also has holes in its rudder and its nose. Closeup of a B-17 engine stained by fire-fighting foam. Other views of battle damage to a B-17.
Japanese aircraft attack Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, United States during World War II. Japanese diplomats come out of building in Washington DC after having met with Secretary of State Hull regarding peace terms. People gather outside the building. Japanese airplanes fly in formation over the Pearl Harbor. They bombard the United States Naval Base. U.S. ships underway at sea and docked at the harbor explode. Smoke arises from bombardment. People on the street as they run to save their life. From a May 1963 newsreel recounting the events years prior.
Aerial view of Japanese island base with wing tip of plane in view. Aerial view of two small ships at sea, one of them on fire. Side view of T-6 fighter in flight. Aerial view of entire island followed by closer view showing smoke coming from structure near beach. T-6 airplane lands on aircraft carrier. Water sprayed on deck of aircraft carrier as a U.S. Navy Crossing the Line Ceremony begins. Court of King Neptune assembled on deck. Pollywogs run a gauntlet on deck during hazing ritual as they become Shellbacks. A sailor laughs as he displays the outlandish haircut he has received as part of the ceremony.
A United States military jeep drives onto a military base, waved through by MP at security gate. United States soldiers stretching together in a field with Quonset huts in background as Jeep drives by. In a United States Army Criminal Investigation Division Command (CID) office, a soldier is led by two CID special agents, one woman and one man. The CID special agents talk to a receptionist. The receptionist hands over paperwork to the male CID agent before they walk away with the handcuffed soldier, who is being charged with sexual assault. The two CID agents and the handcuffed soldier walks out of the CID field office. The soldier is put into the back seat of a car, which is a 1976 Chevrolet Impala.
A Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (LLVR) crashes at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base during an Apollo mission test. LLRV Lunar Landing research vehicle slowly descends from the sky. The LLVR-1 starts to ascend a few feet from the ground. The LLRV begins to move to the right. LLVR slightly tilts in flight. LLRV malfunctions and explodes in flight. Astronaut Neil Armstrong parachuting to safety after ejecting from the LLRV moments before it crashed. LLRV debris crash into Ellington AFB. LLRV-1 burning after crashing on the ground. The LLVR-1 malfunctioned from a loss of helium pressure caused depletion of the hydrogen peroxide used for the reserve attitude thrusters.
A United States Army Douglas DC-3 transport plane taxis before take-off at Iwo Jima Naval Base during World War II. Another Douglas DC-3 transport plane approaches and lands at the airfield. A Douglas DC-3 taking off.
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