AERIAL BOMBING TESTS OF WATERCRAFT Reel 1 · Part 2

Description

Summary: Covers aerial bombardment tests on captured German warships and an obsolete USN battleships under the direction of Brig. Gen William "Billy" Mitchell. AV's of destroyer G-102 under bombing attack and sinking. 13 July 1921. 110': AV's of the cruiser FRANKFURT under bombing attack and sinking, shows turbulence and debris on the face, 18 July 1921. 339': TITLE: EXPERIMENTS ON THE AERIAL BOMBING OF WATERCRAFT. 349': C-Class airship (blimp) on mooring mast and in flight. 375': Bombing Crews gathered in field for briefing. 388': Mass takeoffs of SE-5A's and a DH-4B anda NBS-1 taking off singly. 459': AV's of US Navy Battleship of the Atlantic Fleet in Convoy. 486': AVs of the Seaplane tender USS SHAWMUT and transport USS Henderson at sea (Bombing observation ships.) 532': AMLS of the Submarine U-117 at sea. 549': AMS of destroyer G-102 at sea. 549': AMS of destroyer G-102 at sea. 559': AMS of the cruiser Frankfurt at sea. 573': AMS of the battleship OSTFRIESLAND at sea. 589': AMS of the DH-4 in flight. This is Gen. Mitchell's aircraft. 605': AMS of the USN NC-8 in flight. 625': AVs of the U-117 under bombing attack and half submerged and debris on surface after sinking. 717': AMS of G-102 under bombing attack. 735': Total footage in reel. Reel 2: TITLE: EXPERIMENTS ON THE AERIAL BOMBING OF WATERCRAFT. 10': AVs of the Battleship 0STFRIESLAND at sea under bombing attack and sinking, intercut with HANDLEY PAGE 0/400 bomber in flight. 255': Brig Gen William Mitchell speaking to a group of pilots. 265': Brig Gen Mitchell briefing Secretary of War, John W. Weeks, and Gen. John J. Pershing, US Army, in front of NBS-1 at Langley Field. 324': Group of Air Service pilota posing for photographer in front of hangers. 374': LSs and AVs of USS ALABAMA at aea and under bombing attack, intercut with ALSs of three NBS-1 at Langley Field in flight. 676': Scenes of bomb damage aboard USS ALABAMA. 789': MCU Brig Gen. Mitchell and group of Air Service officers. 810': Total footage in reel. Good

Collection

Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities