American plane bombs a U.S. ship during aerial bombarding testing in United States. Pilot in an American plane. U.S. ship underway at sea. Aircraft bombards a ship during aerial bombarding testing. Brief view of Sikorsky S-38 amphibians in flight. Plane flies above a ship. Explosions and smoke rises. A United States aircraft carrier at sea.
A film titled 'Sky Fleets of the Navy' on maneuvers of U.S. ships. A U.S. fleet underway at sea in the United States. The bow of a battleship cuts the water. Battle ships steaming in a battle formation. USS Lexington underway in the background. A line of cruisers and battleships in formation underway at sea. USS Utah, radio control ship for target practice during bombing by U.S. Navy aircraft carrier squadron. Officers talk. They salute each other. One of the officer talks to a bugler who blows a bugle. Men of USS Utah leave the ship so that it may be used as a bombing target. The ship under radio control. An officer on the control ship uses equipment and instruments to operate the ship by radio control.
A film on maneuvers of the U.S. Navy in the United States. USS Lexington (CV-2) aircraft carrier underway at sea. Several aircraft parked on the flight deck of the ship. A clock shows 8 o'clock. Pilots of the Lexington air group man the aircraft. The aircraft take off and in flight overhead. Airplanes being catapulted from battleships and cruisers. A formation of seaplanes in flight overhead. Airplanes take off to assist in maneuvers of a U.S. fleet. A formation of airplanes in flight over Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California. A torpedo installed on an airplane. The airplane takes off. A formation of three torpedo airplanes in flight. Torpedo squadron drops the torpedoes during the fleet maneuvers. Gun crew of 6" guns of a battleship man the guns and fire them. A line of battleships steaming in formation and firing turrets. A torpedo airplane with a torpedo in flight. A dive bomber during dives on USS Utah (BB-31). USS Lexington steaming at sea preparing for the landing of an airplane. Undercarriage of the airplane approaches the aircraft carrier for landing. Airplanes land aboard the carrier. A large formation of airplanes in flight. Aerial view of a U.S. Navy dirigible airship in flight.
The need to develop air power in the United States. Battleships underway at sea. Eleven bi winged single engine aircraft fly in a V formation. A line of 6 battleships in water off the coast of New England, U.S. A 1920 vintage battleship fires a salvo from its guns at the enemy. The battleships fire guns. Shore batteries fire large guns. Sailors load a deck gun. An early model submarine. The submarine submerges. Its periscope visible above water surface. Naval crafts set their depth charges and fire them. Depth charges going off in the background. A ship sinks. A United States Army Air Service ( USAAS ) Curtiss PW-8 aircraft in flight. 4 bombs fall away from the aircraft. The bombs hit and explode on USS Alabama. Smoke rises as explosions occur on the ship. A ship rolls over and sinks. A USAAS Curtiss-Martin NBS-1 bomber in flight. Two bombs fall away from the aircraft. Explosions in water. Aerial and ground shots of a ship sinking. Large guns of a battleship fire. Animation of enemy airships and aircraft flying over water towards New York. Release of the aircraft from the airships. Aircraft flying over New York City. Aerial view of skyscrapers of the city. A Curtiss- Martin NBS-1 bomber in flight. Two bombs fall toward the ground. Animation of explosions against the New York skyline. A USAAS Curtiss JN-4 aircraft in flight. A bomb falls towards the ground. Animation of bombs hitting New York City. A machine gunner in a fighter aircraft fires at another aircraft. The aircraft falls and burns. Bomb explosions in the city. An observation balloon catches fire and falls. A man in a parachute descends near the balloon. Animation of a burning city. An early model submarine cruising. A bi winged twin pontooned aircraft in flight over a group of battleships and destroyers. A group of aircraft in flight. A Fokker T-2 aircraft in flight. Animation of an airship flying over a city and tying up to a mast located on the top of a tall building. A flag of the U.S. flutters in breeze.
Ship picketing in the United States. Egyptian ship 'Cleopatra' in a harbor in New York City, New York. Seamen picket Egyptian ship 'Cleopatra' in protest against Arab blacklisting of U.S. flag ships that touch Israeli ports. A man walks holding a board that reads 'Nasser's blacklist'. The board on his back reads 'Egyptian seamen you are welcome!'. Protests against the U.S. and counter boycott in Egypt. Protesters in a boat with a board protesting against the U.S.
American troops are seen in arctic gear moving on skis through blustery snowy weather in Iceland, during World War 2. They were sent in 1941 to relieve British troops occupying Iceland since 1940, during World War II. A guard post at the American camp, with Quonset Hut in background. Closeup of U.S. sentry in arctic gear holding rifle with bayonet affixed. View from above, of numerous tents partially covered with snow in the American camp. Change of scene shows U.S. troops disembarking from transport ships at the British Isles. They march with their combat gear onto a square where Army trucks wait to transport them inland. Another scene shows the American troops, viewed from behind, parading in London. Other scenes show them marching in various areas of London. Saint Paul’s cathedral is seen in the background of one scene. A large number of American M3 Stuart Light tanks move on a railroad train in Britain. Scene shifts to the Middle East, where railroad cars and various military supplies for Russia are be offloaded from American ships. A Russian officer is seen signing receipts for war materiel, from a U.S. Army Technical Sergeant. A row of American Army trucks are lined up behind them. The Russian and American exchange salutes, and shake hands. Next, a troop ship carrying American troops is seen arriving at a port in India, where they disembark with their gear. An American Army Sergeant in a pith helmet pays attention to a little Indian girl. Scene shifts to China, in 1942, where Brigadier General Claire Lee Chennault, Commander of the China Air Task Force, of the Tenth Air Force, that replaced the American Volunteer Group (Flying Tigers), is seen with Brigadier General Caleb V. Haynes, Commander of the India Air Task Force. A colonel joins their discussions. A Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber is parked behind them. View of Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter planes, with Flying Tiger markings, parked on a flight line. A B-24 bomber landing on a runway, between hills, deep in China. Closeup of Nationalist China Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, saluting. Huge numbers of Chinese troops assembling in a formation. Next, an expeditionary force of American troops is seen arriving on a troop ship in Australia. They line the ship’s deck and wave. General Douglas MacArthur arriving in Australia to assume the office of Supreme Commander, South West Pacific Area (SWPA). .Glimpses of U.S. Navy activities in Australia: setting up defenses of islands; unpacking a Kingfisher float plane and making it ready for use on a desert island. The final segments of the film show American forces in August ,1942 sailing to Adak in the Aleutian Islands, to strengthen American defenses there. Troops seen descending by rope ladder from the American transport ship USS J Franklin Bell (PA-34), into her landing craft for deployment on Adak Island. Scenes of landing craft reaching the beach and offloading troops, vehicles, and supplies. View of beach filled with supplies. One landing craft is clearly marked with ""P34" showing that it belongs to the USS J Franklin Bell ( later reclassified as APA-16).
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