Graduation of U.S. Army 8th Infantry Division soldiers in Breinig, Germany during World War II. Jeeps pass along the road. A group of soldiers standing in the background. Brigadier General William G. Weaver, Commander of 8th Infantry Division (United States) speaks to soldiers who completed combat training. U.S. Army 8th Infantry Division soldiers standing in formation. Officer presents graduation certificates to soldiers.
USAAF Radioplane OQ-14 (unmanned drone target plane) maneuvers in El Paso, Texas in Fort Bliss area. Airmen assembling the OQ-14 radio-controlled aircraft at the firing range at El Paso, Texas. Views of various parts of the target drone aircraft. Testing of hand control showing the tail maneuvering with the control. Views of the 22 HP Righter / Kiekhaefer O-45-1 engine. Airman checking the parachute installation on the target aircraft. This parachute is the means of landing the aircraft after power has been shut off. Two civilians crank the portable catapult launching ramp into the correct elevation position for launching the OQ-14. Radio control truck and equipment used to control the missile in flight. Interior of truck showing the various instrument panels. An airman giving signal for firing of the target aircraft. The aircraft OQ-14 in flight. The drone plane maneuvers. Ft Bliss Anti-aircraft gun position set up using 75mm cannons and 50 caliber gun mounts on trucks and on tanks. The OQ-14 in flight. The anti-aircraft crew firing up into the air at the drone. The anti-aircraft gun positions firing. Small arms fire at the drone aircraft. The test range showing an OQ-14 descending by means of parachute. (World War II period).
U.S. Navy's fleet task force under Japanese air attack in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Japanese plane aboard deck of ship in midst of task force. Iowa class BB(Battleship), CV (aircraft carrier), CA (Cruiser) and escorting DDs (destroyer) underway at sea. Explosions seen near to CV in water. U.S. Navy Curtiss SB2Cs Helldiver are towed across flight deck.
U.S. Navy fleet under Japanese air attack in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Japanese kamikaze suicide bomber dives into a U.S. Navy ship. Ship explodes. Flak in sky, antiaircraft guns fire in the foreground. Ships in the background.
U.S. Navy fleet under Japanese air attack in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. View of sea, ships and smoke rises in the background. Flaks in sky. Japanese planes attack U.S. Navy ships. Ship explodes. Japanese plane in flight. Japanese plane being shot down and crashes flaming into the sea.
U.S. 101st Airborne Division in Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge of World War 2. A U.S. Army Air Force Douglas C-47 Skytrain transports to the encircled 101st Airborne Division (United States). Supplies dropped by parachute from the C-47 aircraft. The gathering of the supplies, and a snow covered wrecked C-47.
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