USS Virginia battleship sinks in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. A U.S. Army Air Service Martin bomber in flight and the ships being hit by the aircraft. The ship underway and smoke rises from the bombed area on the deck. USS Virginia tilts on one side. The damaged deck of the ship. The ship sinks gradually. The bombers in flight.
Numerous aerial views of several USAAF (U.S. Army Air Forces) P-38 Lightning aircraft on bombing mission over Sicily, Italy, during World War 2. Smoke rising up from bomb strikes on the ground.
Boys enjoy during a flood in Long Beach, California. Water on streets due to heavy rains. A jeep drives through the flooded street. Boys use oars and row boats on the street. They enjoy themselves. Building submerged in water in the background. A boy with a dog on a wooden platform in water. A pair of footwear floats in water. Boys in a boat in the background.
Designer of U.S. fighter aircraft Igor Sikorsky sets a new record for hovering in air for 1:32 in Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 helicopter in Stratford, Connecticut. People stand around the VS-300. A three-blade rotor rotates. VS-300 raises up from the group. The VS-300 hovering in the air. The VS-300 lowers down on the ground. People cheer and wave to Sikorsky for setting a record. People stand around Igor Sikorsky. A man approaches Sikorsky to congratulate him.
The U.S. 510th Tank Battalion, of the 10th Cavalry Regiment, in Germany. The unit's roots go back to 1866 (Buffalo Soldiers). Troops lined up for a fun ceremony welcoming their 100 pound baby Buffalo mascot, from Allentown, Pennsylvania. An Army truck with canvas cover sits as backdrop. The canvas is painted with their buffalo unit insignia and the word "Geronimo." A Lieutenant Colonel and a noncom bring the calf forward and it drinks from a container held by the Colonel, who then places large "dog tags"around the calf's neck. The tags read " Allen T. Geronimo" and give its serial number as 12345678, and key dates as 1954. Unit band then plays.
Junior U.S. Marines are being trained in Almeda, California during World War I. The marines stand in formation. Tents in the background. The marines and officers salute as the United States flag is hoisted. The flag flatters in wind.
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