[PIONEER U.S. NAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIERS USS LEXINGTON & USS SARATOGA ON MANEUVERS USS LANGLEY]
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The pre-WWII newsreel highlights significant developments in U.S. naval aviation, showcasing the aircraft carriers USS Saratoga and USS Lexington conducting operations with biplane aircraft. It features a Hawaiian war game that incorporates Marine squadrons in Pacific maneuvers, a defense test off Hampton Roads, and Navy Day activities in San Diego. Additionally, it presents the USS Langley, the Navy's first carrier, and displays battleships and destroyers engaged in maneuvers, with Douglas DT Torpedo Bombers featured prominently throughout the footage.
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