During World War I, U.S. Navy sailors in training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station in the United States. The sailors are seen near Curtiss F-Boat aircraft hangars near the water. Airplanes half out of the hangar doors. The sailors pull a seaplane out of a hangar. They move it down a wooden ramp towards Lake Michigan.
A dress parade in the United States. Aerial view of a parade ground. Sailors march in formation. Aerial view of the dress parade. Members of a band stand in formation. A U.S. flag flutters from a flag pole. A building in the background. The sailors march with rifles. Officers review the parade.
U.S. sailors near a radio tower in the United States. A sailor climbs up a ladder on a side of the radio tower. He waves from the top and climbs down. Two sailors operate a hand generator near the tower. A sailor poses at the base of the tower.
From a U.S. Navy training film in the United States on working of airships. A diagram of an airship. The envelope of the airship consists of helium and air. The pressure of outside air becomes less when helium is filled in the envelope. As helium expands, air is released through air valves. In the same way, when the pressure of outside air increases, then helium is released. If proper pressure is not maintained, the airship can loose its shape. Animation shows the working and functions of the airship. The ascent of an airship. The process of the escape of gas is also explained.
From a U.S. Navy training film in the United States on the working of airships. Specifications and designs of airships are explained. Fleet type airships are called ZP2K airships. Animation shows the design of an airship. Helium in the airship can lift 15 tons. A man aboard an aircraft carrier. Parts of an airship are explained.
A film titled' Icebreaker' about the journey of the icebreaker, USS Burton Island (AGB-1) to King Island, Alaska as a part of U.S. Navy annual winter ice reconnaissance program. Skyline of San Diego, California as the USS Burton Island leaves the harbor. Ship underway at sea. Crew member securing items on deck. Commander Everett A. Trickey, U.S.N, Captain of the ship works on a map. Animated map shows the route taken by the USS Burton Island to reach King Island. Helmsman steers the wheel of the ship. Ship underway at rough sea. Water washes over the deck of the ship.
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