Video Parts (6 across 2 reels)
This clip is Reel 1, Part 1 of a 6-part film.
ANTI-AIRCRAFT MATERIEL, 1918-1930 Reel 1 · Part 1
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On antiaircraft drills at Fort Story, Va. Reel 1, antiaircraft units set up and test sound locators and searchlights. 105-mm guns and 3- and 4-inch antiaircraft guns are loaded and fired on glider targets. Reel 2, machine guns and 3-inch antiaircraft guns are loaded, aimed, and fired. Sound locators and searchlights work in unison at night.
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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer
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