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At Moffett Naval Air Station in California, US Navy tests new "Pogo" airplane capable of vertical takeoffs and landings
Close shot of pilot in cockpit of plane as it sits on floor of hangar at Moffett Naval Air Station (later known as Moffett Federal Airfield) / close shot of pilot in cockpit, ladder next to plane being moved away / propellers on nose of...
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New Dolphin-class submarine
Title card: "News Flashes! Dolphin, newest US sub, makes first trial run" / United States Navy submarine at sea / crew on deck / CU hatch / crew secures row boat / submarine submerges / crew from another ship watches / Note: exact day...
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Voters suggest names for Roosevelt cabinet
Title card: "Who Should be Picked for Cabinet by Roosevelt?" fade to title card: "Editor's Note - With speculation rife on the new Cabinet, Pathe News is conducting this poll to find those who have popular backing" / MS woman sitting on...
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US Navy Commander William Martin testifies before the House Armed Services Committee
MS Commander William Martin, seated at table before the House Armed Services Committee, SOT testifies about the need for precision in dropping atom bombs, despite popular opinion that accuracy is not necessary due to the bomb's...
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US Navy Commander Eugene Tatom testifies before House Armed Services Committee
MS Commander Eugene Tatom, US Navy, seated at table before the House Armed Services Committee, SOT testifying re US Navy and Air Force dispute regarding the obsolescence of the Convair B-36 bomber / Note: exact day not known
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SMS Karlsruhe visits Philadelphia
Title card: "German Sea Scout ! Philadelphia hails cruiser Karlsruhe on first visit since World War" / German ship SMS Karlsruhe under Benjamin Franklin Bridge / VS German Naval War flag (a/k/a Kriegs Gosch) flying from ship with German...
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War games at Hawaii
Title card: "Battle of the Pacific - planes from carrier Saratoga attack Hawaii in Navy war game" / The USS Saratoga in the distance seen from an airplane and airplanes clustered on the carrier deck / Two shots of the airplanes taking...
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Midway Island at sunset
Seagulls flying over Midway Island / CU seagull on beach / adult and young seagulls / seagulls in flight / sunset / sailor playing accordion / other sailors listening / sailors watching sunset / American flag / thunder and heavy black...
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US Navy Seahawk planes flying in formation
Title card: "Sea Hawks Mass in Navy Sky Parade" / planes flying in formation, aerial San Diego below / planes over probably San Diego Bay / planes in sky against clouds / planes in flight view from below as they fly over / planes in air...
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Airship USS Macon, crew and Commander Dressel; Admiral King speaks
Title card: "Macon Sails Sky on First Navy Flight" / airship crew standing at attention beneath USS Macon inside hangar, people gathered in fg including photographer behind camera / MS Commander Dressel reading aloud from paper in hands...
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt attends graduation at US Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD
Pres. Franklin Roosevelt standing at podium on stage in building speaking / overhead shot of graduating midshipmen and audience listening / two shots of Roosevelt handing diplomas to midshipmen as they walk across stage; he holds on to a...
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British Navy damages German ships at Zeebrugge, Belgium during world War I
Pan of German warships damaged by the British Navy in the Zeebrugge Raid of World War I, with the mole seawall in the distance; some ships with guns dead in the water / Note: exact month/day not known; film has nitrate deterioration
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Italian aviator Italo Balbo at Shediac, NB, and Montreal, QC
Men on a motor launch move past / a crowd of people on dock / Italo Balbo, wearing his military uniform, reads a document / VS seaplanes coming in for landing / a crowd stands next to the water / Balbo's entourage is greeted with Fascist...
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Civilians visit US Navy warships in New York Harbor while sailors enjoy liberty in the city
Title card: "Sailors have gobs of fun in New York" / crowd of people on docks waiting to go out to ships, ship in background / sailor on dock helping people get into motor launch / people waiting in line to get into motor launch / small...
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Good views of US Naval airship USS Macon in flight overhead
MLS looking up at US Navy airship USS Macon, clouds above in background / MLS Macon flies toward top of mooring mast / CU Macon, from below / MS Naval personnel in crow's nest at top of mooring mast / VS Macon passes by mooring mast in...
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Pres. Franklin Roosevelt, Cary Grayson, and a nurse promote support for Red Cross, 1930's
American Red Cross Chairman Cary T. Grayson (retired US Navy Admiral) and a Red Cross nurse flank Pres. Franklin Roosevelt, who sits in front of a large model of a sailing ship; nurse pins a Red Cross pin on Roosevelt's lapel and he...
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George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit Washington, DC
Title card: "Welcome - America greets Britain's Rulers" / In elaborate British Navy uniform, George VI detrains at Union Station, followed by Queen Elizabeth; dignitaries greet them / George is introduced by Secretary of State Cordell...
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World War I: Dardanelles
WS United States Navy entering the Dardanelles / MLS ship's gun barrels in foreground, line of ships trailing in background
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Pres. Franklin Roosevelt attends funeral for Speaker of the House Jo Byrns of Tennessee
MLS low angle view of US Capitol dome with American flag flying at half staff / MLS flag-draped coffin carrying body of Rep. Joseph W. Byrns Sr. (D-TN), Speaker of the US House of Representatives, is carried down steps of Capitol / MLS...
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Celebration of US Navy Day in 1936
Title card: "Navy Day 1936" superimposed over warships and helicopters / CU Navy enlistment poster / Line of US warships and planes / CU warship / VS plane taking off from aircraft carrier / WS warships with planes flying over / MS...
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Launch of battleship USS Craven in Massachusetts
Title: "Destroyer Craven Launched" superimposed on the battleship USS Craven rolling down into the water; the battleship is held into position with a platform at the lower left; men kicking the beams / Mrs. Frank Learned, daughter of...
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During World War II, US military assaulting Japanese forces Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands; transport barges head ashore
Shot from US Navy ship of US Navy warplanes flying in formation overhead / wide shot from ship of bombs exploding on Tarawa (Tarawa is now the nation of Kiribati) / wide shot from ship of smoke rising from bomb explosions on Tarawa /...
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Navy Aircraft Takeoff and Landing Systems Continue to Break Down
Jan.11 -- A U.S. Navy F/A-18 fighter jet is propelled from the deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford by its trouble-plagued launch system. The Pentagon's top tester says the system is unreliable and breaks down too often. (Video shot by...
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeat the Iowa Pre-flight Seahawks in college football
[Sportfolio episode 122] Countdown / Sportfolio intro sequence / card: "Place Commercial Here" / spectators in stands at Notre Dame Stadium for game between the Fighting Irish and the Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks (representing the US Navy's...