New dropping tactics in aerial torpedo attack, in the United States. A ship underway at sea. Attack using the high speed and high altitude combination and using evasive maneuvers. An aircraft in flight. The aircraft releases torpedoes at different angles in water simultaneously to attack the target area. Target ship maneuvers out of way. Torpedoes track in various directions through the water. (World War II period).
L-5 aircraft of the U.S. Army Air Corps 25th Air Liaison Squadron, parked at an airfield in Saidor,New Guinea during World War II. Men stand near the L-5 Sentinel aircraft, that has just rescued an injured Punjab soldier (one of 20) who escaped from a Japanese POW camp. Two men carry the Punjab soldier on a stretcher and place him into an ambulance. Tent in the background. Ambulance drives away.
Crew work on L-5 Sentinel aircraft of the U.S. Army Air Corps 25th Air Liaison Squadron, at an airfield in Saidor,New Guinea during World War 2. Ground crew removes jack from under landing gear of an L-5. Other L-5's seen parked on the airstrip. Ground crew work around them. Man under L-5 aircraft makes repairs to fabric on the fuselage.
U.S. Army Air Corps (USAAC) Stinson L-5 Sentinel of the 25th Liaison Squadron "Guinea Short Lines" in flight over water during World War 2. Aerial view of Stinson aircraft in flight, and view from inside an airplane of Madang air strip (recently captured by Australian forces) pock marked with craters. Dogumur Bay in the background. L-5 lands and taxis on the battered strip. Other aircraft parked in the background. Crew men refuel L-5 aircraft, named "Little Larry," from fuel drums with funnel over wing. Australian soldiers carry litter bearing bandaged Indian Punjab soldier, who escaped Japanese prison camp. Airmen of 25th Liaison Squadron help the Indian Punjab soldier into the Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft. The Punjab soldier in cabin of the L-5 aircraft. American Sergeant (pilot) removes his passenger's hat, so he can be seen more clearly as he poses for the camera. An L-5 lands on the beach. Other L-5 aircraft parked on beach. Personnel in the background. L-5 (transporting the injured Indian Punjabi soldier) takes off in the opposite direction. Other L-5s in grass near beach. Scene shifts completely, to the injured Punjabi being assisted as he steps from the L-5, after landing back at the 25th Liaison Squadron base in Saidor, New Guinea.
American tanks and soldiers advance in Grosshau,Germany during World War II. United States Army Sherman M-4 tanks and American soldiers advance in outskirts of the city. Soldiers load and fire M-4 tank guns from position along a wooded area. Explosions rise. Large stacks of empty shell cases nearby.
American soldiers fire 90mm Anti Aircraft (AA) gun with M-9 director, near Mansfield,Belgium during World War II. U.S. gun crew members respond to alert and run from their bunker to take their positions. Soldier on phone gives fire orders and crew fires their gun. U.S. Soldiers fire quad mounted 50 caliber antiaircraft machine gun.
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