U.S. Navy C-class AIrship takes off from snow-covered ramp in front of hangar at Fort Tilden, Rockaway,Queens, New york City. A cinematographer is aboard the gondola and takes most of the pictures shown, from above New York City. Aerial view of New York City skyline, office buildings, and rooftops of residential areas. Many ships in New York harbor, some sailboats. Occasional views of a C-class sister Airship. Statue of Liberty as seen from the airship circling it in flight.
Motion pictures of skyscraper buildings on Manhattan as photographed from a U.S. Navy C-class airship. Also seen is a sister C-class Navy airship in flight above New York Bay, with several ships underway below it. Views of the Woolworth Building (233 Broadway, New York, NY 10007, United States) from the Navy airship.
Views from ground level. U.S. Navy C-class airship passes over Statue of Liberty and circles Bedloe's Island. It is joined by a B-class airship and they both fly over Bedloe's Island. The airships in flight over Manhattan Island in New York City. Considerable smoke from chimneys of buildings. The Brooklyn Bridge seen faintly in background. View from a nearby high building of Air ship circling close to the tower of the Woolworth Building.
Preparation undertaken in factories of Britain for producing war material and weapons for British Infantry fighting against German forces in El Alamein, Egypt during World War II. Women and men war production workers busy in a factory. Workers at aircraft assembly lines operate various machines. Scene changes to the United States, where war production workers are seen assembling M4 Sherman tanks in a U.S. factory. Production of M4 tanks for Allies. Completed tanks at the end of an assembly line, and elevated wide views of factory floor producing tanks.
A Japanese crewman from nearby boat,disabled by gunfire from a U.S. submarine, is helped aboard the submarine by its crew. They help remove his life vest and most of his wet clothing. One poses with him for the camera. A crewman works with line and flotation gear on the submarine deck.Two more Japanese are seen in the water holding on to floating debris. These men are also helped aboard the submarine. View of the Japanese boat close to the submarine. Smoke is rising from its engine compartment.The superstructure is wrecked. Sailors on the submarine prepare to fire at the boat to sink it.They load shells and fire at the floating hulk.
U.S. submarine on surface of a bay in Japanese waters, during World War 2. It fires at boats and installations in the head of the bay. View of gun crew on the submarine as they load and fire a deck gun. sunset view as the submarine cruises across the bay firing two 5 inch deck guns.Crew members throwing empty shell casings overboard. Officers on conning tower looking through binoculars. Crew continues to fire the guns rapidly, as sunlight fades. Some striking views of clouds at sunset.
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