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U.S. 5th, 149th, and 150th Field Artillery use flares,shells, and searchlight, to find enemy trenches, at night, in WWI

Signal rockets are seen in the black night sky, falling over no man's land, to illuminate German trenches, in France during World War I. A bright searchlight and bright artillery explosions illuminate trenches and barbed wire. U.S. 5th, 149th, and 150th Field Artillery fire guns during the day.

Date: 1918
Duration: 1 min 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029632
U.S. sailors aboard the USS Memphis salute as Lindbergh climbs aboard to return to the U.S.

Aviator Charles Lindbergh leaves Paris after his trans-Atlantic flight. The USS Memphis arrives to receive him. The U.S. flag on the ship. 'Memphis' written on the ship side. Sailors on the deck. A boat approaches the ship. Sailors standing on the smoke stacks and on deck await his arrival. They watch as Lindbergh boards the ship. The sailors salute as he climbs aboard. They greet and congratulate Lindbergh.

Date: 1928
Duration: 56 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675031364
U.S. sailors demonstrate how to break front body lock with hip lock and backward flip during a navy training program in the U.S.

Demonstration of methods of attack and counterattack in a hand to hand combat by two sailors of the U.S. Navy. Two sailors show how to break front body lock with hip lock. One of the sailors attacks another from front. Both the sailors grab each other. The second sailor puts one of his arms at the attacker's elbow, passes his other arm beneath the attacker's other arm, twists and bends causing the attacker to fall. Next they demonstrate Backward Flip- foot to stomach. Both the sailors grab each other's neck. One of them puts his foot on another's stomach. He drops to the ground on his back and hauls the other sailor overhead. Both of them fall to the ground. He twists around still holding the attacker's neck. (World War II period).

Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 44 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033463
U.S. Army's 'Round the World Flight in 1924, using Douglas World Cruiser aircraft

Documentary about the U.S. Army's flight around the world in 1924, employing four Douglas World Cruiser aircraft. A flag of United States. Crowds gather around around. the four Douglas World Cruisers, named Boston, Chicago, New Orleans, and Seattle, as they prepare to depart from Seattle, Washington, on their expedition. One of the aircraft taking off. All the aircraft in flight over Seattle Washington. Major Frederick F. Martin Commander of the flight. An animated map shows the aerial expedition's route and locations of various accidents and incidents that beset them along the way. View of one Douglas World Cruiser in flight, equipped with floats. The expedition was completed by the Cruiser,Chicago, crewed by pilot, Lt. Lowell Smith and Lt. Leslie Arnold; and by the New Orleans, crewed by pilot, Lt. Erik Nelson and Lt. Jack Harding, who are seen being congratulated by expedition Commander, Major Frederick F. Martin upon their completion of the mission in Seattle, on September 28, 1924.

Date: 1924
Duration: 1 min 31 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033858
U.S. Army Air Corps sets new airborne endurance record using midair refueling

The U.S. Army Air Corps Fokker C-2 named the 'Question Mark' is rolled out and takes off.from Van Nuys, California, on New Years Day 1929 with Capt.Ira Eaker at the controls. Shortly thereafter,it is refueled by a C-1 airplane piloted by 1st Lt. Odas Moon and 2nd Lt. Joseph G. Hopkins., View of the The C-1 above and slightly ahead of the Question Mark, maintaining 20 to 30 feet of vertical separation, with both aircraft stabilized in level flight at 80 mph. The refueling hose is reeled out. View of the Question Mark in flight over the coast of California. At the conclusion of the mission, cut short by engine trouble after 150 hours aloft, the crew, Sgt Hooe, Lt. Elwood Quesada, Lt Halverson, Captain Eaker and Major Spatz are seen standing in front of their airplane, the FokkerC-2, Question Mark.

Date: 1929
Duration: 41 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033862
U.S. Army Air Service Lieutenants John A. Macready and Oakley G Kelly fly non-stop, coast-to- coast across the U.S.

U.S. Army Air Service fliers, Lt. John A. Macready and Lt. Oakley G Kelly, are seen boarding their Fokker T-2 and taking off from Roosevelt Field, Hempstead, Long Island, New York. They are embarking on the first non-stop coast-to-coast flight across the United States. Their airplane seen in flight.

Date: 1923, May 2
Duration: 29 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033876