White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico United State USA 1960 stock video footage and royalty free HD video clips and photos.(page 5880).

Aerial bomb tests and antiaircraft firing tests at Fort Monroe, Virginia, testing ideas of Brigadier General Billy Mitchell

Brigadier General Billy Mitchell smiling, standing in field, wearing an overcoat. Glimpse of aviator in helmet and goggles, behind him. Members of Congressional Committee and U.S. Army and Navy officers in field to observe tests of antiaircraft fire efficacy. Martin MB2 biwing bomber parked in field behind them. Army officers, stand in front of a biwing bomber, holding ends of "sleeve target" to be used in gunfire test. Airborne scene of sleeve target being towed by airplane. Aerial bomb tests lead by General Mitchell. General with other officials. Army artillery batteries firing at the sleeve target. View of sleeve target. Battery of Army machine gunners firing at sleeve target. General Billy Mitchell with another officer, examining the sleeve target after the test, and smiling because only one bullet penetrated it. General Mitchell and another officer inspecting bombs to be used for demonstration. Dive bombers attack target of battleship outlined on the ground. Bombs bursting on target. Views aboard bombers, showing bombs falling from the aircraft and hitting targets below.

Location: Hampton Virginia USA

Date: 1921, September

Duration: 3 min 36 sec

Sound: No

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English

Clip: 65675033218

Bombs dropped on German Battleship Ostfriesland cause it to roll over and sink

Group of men standing across the street from the U.S. Capitol building in Washington DC. Two hold newspapers reporting about General Billy Mitchell and airpower controversy. View from an airborne bomber,as four bombs fall and explode in the water at the port side of the German battleship Ostfriesland, causing it to roll over and sink..

Location: Chesapeake Bay Maryland USA

Date: 1921, July 21

Duration: 1 min 24 sec

Sound: No

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English

Clip: 65675033221

President John F. Kennedy inaugurates Voice of America transmitter at Greenville, North Carolina.

U.S. President John F. Kennedy at his office desk. Photographers and media men take photographs of president. President addresses on microphones on his table. President inaugurates Voice of America transmitter at Greenville, North Carolina.

Location: Greenville North Carolina USA

Date: 1963, February 8

Duration: 1 min 8 sec

Sound: No

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None

Clip: 65675033238

Inaugural ceremony for Voice of America transmitter at Greenville, North Carolina.

A station wagon enters a gate and drives to front of Voice of America building. American flag stands out on pole, in stiff breeze. Several buses arrive. Edward R. Murrow, famous radio broadcaster, and now also Director of the U.S. Information Agency, steps from the first bus, smoking a cigarette, and leads a contingent of officials and media people into the building. All are seated in a hall. Murrow is seated next to the podium, where Voice of America Director, Henry Loomis, addresses the gathering. Several other officials also speak. The last speaker is Mr. Murrow, who also presents Mr. Loomis a distinguished service award. View of the award document.

Location: Greenville North Carolina USA

Date: 1963, February 8

Duration: 5 min 45 sec

Sound: No

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None

Clip: 65675033239