Battleship Aerial Bombardment Demonstration Obsolete Ships 1920s Vintage Footage General Mitchell

A look at vintage ships and aircraft as General William “Billy“ Mitchell hosts this demonstration of aerial bombing of obsolete World War I era battleships. Tests like these paved the way for major advances in aerial and naval warfare. High explosive, smoke, gas, and chemical bombs are used along with a demonstration of a smoke curtain dropped from an airplane. Original title: “Aerial Bombing of Obsolete Battleships“. The film opens with a shot of General Mitchell and dignitaries aboard the U.S. mine “p