U.S.Seaplane operations during World War 1. Curtiss F-5L seaplane being moved out of a hangar. Several Curtiss HS-2L seaplanes being launched from the shore by teams of sailors who use long lines to retrieve rolling dollies after the seaplanes float. Crew starts engines on a flying boat which then taxis out in the water. The seaplane has three propellers (one a pusher) and a triple box tail (similar to later Curtiss NC series seaplanes). View from above of the flying boat in flight with gunner visible in front cockpit. View from below of a Curtiss HS-2L seaplane dropping a bomb. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
A Biplane with radial engine and cowling that exposes part of the cylinders. Propeller has partial spinner on it. (Niewport airplane?) Man starts the engine with exterior crank. A person already seated in cockpit. Front view of airplane with engine running. Change of scene shows a De Havilland DH-4 maneuvering in the air. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Baroness de La Roche seated at the controls of an aircraft. Louis Paulhan's aircraft. A pilot in the cockpit. The plane takes off. An early model aircraft. Glenn Curtiss seated in cockpit shows the operation of foot controls. Aircraft taxis. George Chavez in the cockpit. A biplane with tapering wing pushed out of hangar in preparation for take off. Aircraft takes off, lands and taxis. Aircraft 'Sigma' built by Henri Farman flown by Eugene Renaux with a passenger. People observe the take off.
View of Paris Opera House. German occupation force soldiers mingle with French population, at metro station Opera, in Paris. Children are selling flowers. Automobiles on the street. Buildings in the background. (World War II period).
Smoke rises up from a building. Onlookers watch and automobile moves to allow fire truck access. Firemen pour water from hose. Only steel framework and rubble remain. Other buildings in the background. A man with bicycle passes by. (World War II period).
Air Search for United States Air Force aircraft C-47 that crashed in French Italian Alps, on October 24, 1954. Having discovered the crash site, a Search and Rescue jump master kneels near the door of SA-16 aircraft, wearing a helmet, and talking on microphone. View of C-47 crash site on Mount Carbonè in the Italian-French Alps. Rugged mountain peaks are misty and snow covered. Part of the SA-16 aircraft is seen.
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