Troops of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division huddled in a landing barge approaching Juno Beach during Operation Overload on D-Day in World War II. An automatic camera captures the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division’s landing at Juno beach. The landing craft reaches the beach, and all the Canadian infantry soldiers leave the boat and wade ashore to Juno Beach. Steel obstacles placed by the German forces can be seen on the beach. Several deserted houses, stand along the beach.
View of U.S. Army members of 15th Engineer Regiment in a recon car. They look through binoculars to observe enemy territory. (World War II period).
Group of civilians manning a water pump in street. French firemen put up ladders against a building which was hit by shell during World War 2. Firemen climb up the building and direct water from a hose into the building.
Surf-boarding at Basque Coast. Many views of surfers carried along the face of breaking wave using a surf-board and riding on waves of water. Surfer standing on top of the board and lying down on his stomach on the surfboard doing body surfing.
Development of early airplane. The most successful competitor of Wright brothers Henry Farmen and his airplane, in 1908. Men working on it. Farmen fills gas tank of hi s plane while other persons on ground watch. Farmen flying machine takes off in a ground.
French soldiers and airmen gather around a Caproni Ca.3 bomber preparing for an aerial photography mission in World War 1. The identification number "Ca 2318" is stenciled on the airplane fuselage. The men load camera cases and equipment for the motion picture photographer, as officers watch. The Pilot takes his position in the front of the open cockpit as the photographer and second crewman sit side-by-side behind him. The pilot waves as they taxi out for takeoff. The next sequence contains views from the aircraft as it flies among clouds, and then shows Fort Douaumont clearly below, followed by the city of Verdun-sur-Meuse, and environs, including the Meuse River, bridges, buildings, and roads, without noticeable signs of any battles or damage, since the German offensive would not begin until the following year (1916).
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