Scene opens showing large ocean liner at a pier with some American soldiers on board at the end of World War 1. . A dozen people stand on the dock, some holding umbrellas. Scene shifts to soldiers crowded on the upper deck, outdoors. Next, boys are seen on a cobblestone wharf beside the ship looking expectantly up towards the soldiers who occasionally toss things down to them. Some of the boys tussle over over these items as they attempt to catch them as they fall. A black dog mingles with the boys. Suddenly, a contingent of American soldiers marches past on their way to board the ship. View from a high vantage point on the ship shows the top deck completely filled with soldiers crammed together, waving happily. A tug boat moves close to maneuver the ship from the dock. Camera captures soldiers gathered around as two of their group take turns tap dancing on the wooden deck, while those watching clap in time to the dancers and express their approval of their performances. Next, two women are seen standing on the balcony of a building. They wave white scarfs in farewell. The ship makes its way slowly away from the port.
American cavalry and horse-drawn wagons carrying artillery shells. French troops crossing a partially destroyed bridge. French cavalry and infantry moving through a war-torn village. Australian troops digging trenches and field "dug-outs." (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
German air defense forces scramble to intercept British aircraft during World War II. German anti aircraft gunners are alerted and run to man their battery of 8.8cm FLAK 36 guns. Fw-190A-3 fighters take off to engage British aircraft. Glimpse of German pilot in his cockpit. An Me-410 heavy fighter, with cross on its fuselage, seen ahead through his cockpit window. Aerial view of aircraft maneuvering in dogfights at high altitude, generating condensation trails. Another glimpse of a German pilot in his cockpit. Aircraft falling in pieces. An aircraft falls trailing smoke. German gun crew cheering. More fighter aircraft leaving contrails. German gun crew watching the skies. A German Me-109 in flight. Partial view through German aircraft cockpit window of another aircraft in flight, ahead. Scene shifts to flaming wreckage of a British warplane on the ground. A German officer speaking to a British RAF pilot, near the wreckage. He gives the pilot a document. German soldiers surround a parachute billowing on the ground. Scene shifts back to the RAF pilot looking through the aircraft wreckage. He wears sun glasses and a bandage can be seen on his left eye. An armed German soldier guard now stands with him.
A flight of three German warplanes flying very low over flat terrain, during World War 2. German pilot in cockpit of his Me-109, taxis out on grass field and takes off. Glimpses of Me-109 followed by FW-190 flying close overhead. Pilot in cockpit. Aerial view of a plane flying beneath a set of contrails overhead. Aircraft engaged in dogfight. Smoke rising from site of an airplane crash. An FW-190 aircraft flying past the camera. Glimpse of German pilot in cockpit. Gun camera footage from German fighter shooting down a British Spitfire with wings painted in D-day white invasion stripes. An airplane falling out of control and crashing into the ground with an explosion and black smoke rising.
Historic vintage aviation and early flight attempt: A man attempts to fly with wings attached to a bicycle like an ornithopter but the wings do not flap. A police officer and several spectators watch the experimental aircraft. An assistant runs behind him. He makes several runs back and forth, to no avail.
The United States enter World War I. General John J. Pershing, Chief of American Expeditionary Forces confers with Marshal Joseph Joffre, Commander in Chief of the French Army during World War I. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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