Reel 1: Coverage of Maj. Gen. Arthur W. Vanaman explaining the mission of Wright Field, "Nerve Center of AAF's Proving Ground". Scenes are included of AT-6, P-38, P-40, UC-45, UC-61, B-25, B-26, C-46, C-47, P-43, B-23, P-39, BT-13, PT-19, B-19, B-17, and PT-22 aircraft; British Spitfires and Hurricanes; testing equipment and facilities; and AAF personnel performing maintenance; and simulated tests. Personalities shown include Gen. H. R. Arnold and Gen. J. H. Doolittle (Photo'd bv AAF Cameramen). ARMY AIR FORCE ALERTS, PRODUCED BY THE TRAINING FILM PRODUCTIONS LABORAT0RY, WRIGHT FIELD, OHIO. 12': NERVE CENTER, WRIGHT FIELD IS ARMY AIR FORCES PROVING GROUND. 22': MS to MLS high angle of a YCQ-1A, an AT-6, a P-38, two UC-61's, a UC-45, an XB-15, and a B-26 parked on flight line at Wright Field -- hangar in bg. 32': MS to MLS high angle of a B-25, a C-46, two C-47s, the nose of a P-43, and a B-23, parked on flight line at Wright Field, Ohio -- group of unidentified aircraft in bg. 37': MCU FV of Brig. Gen. Arthur W. Vanaman, Commanding General of the Air Corps Materiel Center, Dayton, Ohio, speaking. 93': MS of a fuel truck pulling out of scene to the right. Right RV P-39 taxiing. Right RV of a BT-13 parked -- Operations Building in bg. 101': MS right SV BT-13 taxiing PT-19 and P-38 in bg. 110': MS right FV B-19 taxiing past a B-17E. 123': MCU left FV British Vickers Wellington bomber, parked -- trees in bg. 128': MS to ECU to MS pan right, British Supermarine Spitfire Mark 5A, fighter, taxiing. 140': MCU left FV British Fairey Battle aircraft with contra-rotating props being run up. 152': MS left SV PQ-8 radio-controlled plane -- an AAF enlisted man debarks. 163': MS enlisted man sitting on top of panel truck, operating controls for the PQ-8. 167': MS pan left, PQ-8 on takeoff run. 187': Series of MSs showing wing aircraft weight test. MCU & CU nose of a stripped down B-26 being dropped during test inside a hangar. 219': Series of MCUs of men during a simulated high altitude endurance test. 245': MS of a propeller turning on a prop test stand. 256': MCU & CU of an engine on a torque stand being run up. 266': Series of MSs & MCUs of civilians working in communications maintenance shop. 308': Sequence of shots of an A-20 firing on a ground firing range. 335': MS railroad cars being loaded in warehouse area. 349': Series of MSs of administrative personnel at work at their desks. 366': MS & MCU of Brig. Gen. Vanaman speaking. 398': WARNING TO AXIS, CHEMICAL BOMBS NOW READY IN QUANTITY. 407': Series of MSs & MCUs of enlisted men spraying, stenciling, and labeling cases of 100 lb. mustard gas bombs. 486': CU to MS left, a loaded bomb cart being pulled out to a B-19 -- B-25 parked in left frame. 516': Series of MSs & MCUs of three enlisted men arming and loading a gas bomb into bomb bay of B-19. 626': SAY IT ISN'T SO, SEEING IS BELIEVING -- OR IS IT. 637': Series of MSs, MCUs & CUs of the XR-4 helicopter taking off, in flight, twisting in flight, hovering, and landing on a platform. 747': ECU left RV of pilot inside XR-4 helicopter. 760': Series of CUs alternately showing the XR-4 helicopter parked and the pilot inside helicopter operating different controls. 816': MCU pan up, XR-4 helicopter taking off and twisting in air. 862': CU of tail rotor of XR-4 helicopter. 864': MCU and XR-4 helicopter hovering near ground as man jumps out -- camera pans up with helicopter. 874': LS to MS to LS low angle, pan right with XR-4 helicopter in flight. 889': THE END. 897': Total footage in reel [Quality: Good].
Reel 2: ARMY AIR FORCE ALERTS. PRODUCED BY THE SIGNAL CORPS, WRIGHT FIELD, OHIO. P-40F NEWEST CURTISS FIGHTER HAS ROLLS-ROYCE ENGINE. 37': MS to CU pan right, a P-40F landing. 49': Series of CUs of pilot inside P-40F; the nose; and several control instruments as pilot operates them. 124': CU left RV high angle, nose of P-40F as pilot runs up engine. 137': CUs of P-40F supercharger on test stand and installed in aircraft. CU of pilot in cockpit switching controls to high-speed. 165': Series of CUs showing operation of the automatic booster control. 192': CU of control which shuts off the automatic booster. 197': Two CUs left RV high angle, front section of parked P-40F. 210': MS to MCU to MS pan right, P-40F taking off. 218' SOS -- EMERGENCY RADIO FOR OVERWATER FLIGHTS. 228': Series of MCUs, MSs & LSs two men in a life boat afloat; inflating a balloon by means of a chemically loaded container; attaching an antenna to the balloon and flying it 200 feet in air; then sending an automatic SOS signal by turning a hand generator crank on a radio. 576': HITCH HIKER -- TOWED GLIDERS CARRY BIG LOADS IN TEST. 596': MS left FV CG-41 glider parked -- Army Air Force personnel standing around; jeeps in bg. 613': MCU right FV & CU FV one-half ton 4x4 jeep being backed into nose door of CG-4A. 634': Two MCUs left FV nose being closed and secured on CG-4A glider. 657': MS to CU pan right as the CG-4A glider is maneuvered into takeoff position. 674': MS pan left, two CG-4A gliders being towed for takeoff. 683': MS pan right, a C-47 towing a CG-4A glider. 690' MCU to MS pan left, one CG-4A glider leaving ground. 702': MS to ELS pan right, two GG-4A gliders leaving ground. 735': MS pan right, a B-17 towing a CG-3A glider off ground. 755': MLS pan right, an L-5 Sentinel towing three Schweizer XTG-3s off ground. 813': MLS right FV low angle, C-47 towing two CG-4A gliders in flight. 814': MCU to ECU right FV low angle, one CG-4A glider being towed in flight. 821': MLS left FV low angle, two CG-4As in flight as one drops landing gear attached to parachute. 838': MLS right FV three CG-4As approaching ground for landing. 844': MLS to MS FV two CG-4A gliders taxiing on ground. 867': MCU to MS pan left, a one-half ton 4x4 jeep loaded with Army personnel, rolling out of nose of a CG-4A glider. 869': MS FV a CG-4A glider coming to a stop. CU FV soldiers debarking from glider, running and falling on ground nearby. 890': LS to MS pan left, Stinson V-77 Reliant picking up an XTG-3 glider on the run. 909': MS pan left, one XTG-3 glider in flight. 919': THE END. 928' LET'S BOMB THE BUMS (Title) is superimposed over a cartoon of Mussolini, Hitler, and a monkey, representing Tojo, with bonds superimposed over entire scene which fades out to show a U.S. Savings Bond poster. 978': Total footage in reel [Quality: Good].
Reel 3: ARMY AIR FORCE ALERTS PRODUCED BY THE TRAINING FILM PRODUCTION LABORATORY, WRIGHT FIELD, OHIO. 16': HEAD SPACE, ADJUSTMENT VITAL TO AERIAL GUNNERS. 24': AMCU left FV high angle, front section of a B-17E in flight, showing the gunner's canopy. 46': Series of animation shots showing a lack of proper head space in the gun chamber, resulting in a broken shell jamming the gun. 124': Series of MCUs & CUs of a tech sergeant adjusting the head space on a machine gun. 207': MCU right FV two-machine guns firing after adjustment. 219': SUPERCHARGER, HIGH ALTITUDE FLYING REQUIRES PROPER FUNCTIONING. 226': LS right FV low angle, nine P-38s flying in right echelon formation. 236': CU of a turbo supercharger. 249': Series of MSs, MCUs & CUs of a model supercharger as a man demonstrates different parts. 294': MCU right RV high angle, P-38 parked -- man sitting on wing inspecting supercharger. 299': Series of MSs, MCUs, CUs & ECUs as a mechanic inspects the supercharger installed on the P-38. 542': LS to CU right FV low angled P-38 taking off. 560': LIFE SAVER -- NEW EQUIPMENT FOR CATERPILLAR. 571': AELS smoke trail of an aircraft in flight. 581': Two ALSs high angle of a paratrooper descending into water. 596': Series of MSs of pilot discarding parachute, inflating, and boarding a small life raft. 696': MS of AAF man turning around to show parachute and life raft strapped to his back. 732': Sequence of shots of the life raft as an AAF man unwraps and inflates it on a table. 766': Series of MSs & MCus of the rubber life raft as the AAF man displays the equipment that goes with it. 940': ELS low angle, search aircraft in flight. 942': ELS to MLS high angle, life raft with pilot on water. 947': Two MSs of a ship rescuing the stranded pilot. 962': THE END. 969': Total footage in reel [Quality: Good].
Reel 4: WRIGHT FIELD, PRODUCED BY THE TRAINING FILM PRODUCTION LABORATORY, WRIGHT FIELD, OHIO, TEST CENTER FOR THE AAF. 20': MS left FV low angle, B-17 approaching landing strip at Wright Field. 29': MCU right SV control tower operator. 34': MCU to MS pan left, B-17 on landing roll. 42': MS to MLS high angle, flight line at Wright Field showing a YCQ-1A, an AT-6, P-39, two UC-61s, a UC-45, an XB-15, and a B-26 parked. 52': MS right FV a row of C-47s parked on flight line. 58': MCU right FV nose section of a C-47 -- mechanics working on right engine. 63': MS to LS high angle, section of flight line at Wright Field showing a B-25, a C-46, two C-47s, nose of a P-43, and a B-23 parked. 70': MLS to MS FV low angle, British Hawker Hurricane 11C in flight. 75': AMLS left SV to AMS left RV, British Spitfire Mark 5A type in flight. 81': AMS right FV to right RV P-39 in flight to the right. 89': MLS left SV a P-40 in flight to the left. 96': LS to MCU right FV low angle, a P-38 taking off. 101': AMS right SV five P-47s flying in right echelon formation. 112': AMS & AMCU right FV high angle, A-20 in flight. 124': AMCU left RV slight low angle, B-25 in flight. 131': AMS left FV B-24 in flight. 140': AMS right SV B-17E in flight. 149': MS right SV pan right, B-19 landing. 161': MS to MLS Wright Field flight line showing a B-25, a C-46, two C-47s, nose of a P-43, a B-23, and other aircraft parked in bg. 169': MS to MLS flight line at Wright Field; a YCQ-1A, an AT-6, P-39, two UC-61s, a UC-45, an XB-15, and a B-26 parked -- hangar in bg. 174': MCU of a listening device apparatus. 180': MCU left RV an Army Air Force man watching the numbered graduations of the base of a rotating radar antenna "listening device". 184': MCU of the radar antenna "listening device". 191': MS to MLS eleven German Junkers, JU-88As, in flight. 200': LS EXT Aerodynamics Laboratory at Wright Field (Night scene). 208': MS FV fan at mouth of wind tunnel. 213': MCU of the horizontal wind tunnel. 217': Animation shot of the study of air flow. 226': Series of CUs of the wings and tail of an aircraft during wind flow studies. 267': Series of MSs & CUs of propellers being worked on in the propeller shop. 315': Series of MSs & CUs of mechanics inspecting propeller parts for cracks or breaks using magnetic inspection devices. 378': Series of AMCUs right FV B-26B in flight. 400': Series of MCUs & CUs of fuel lines being thoroughly inspected. 475': MCU landing gear as it is being raised. 483': MCU RV left main landing gear of a parked aircraft. 484': Series of MCUs showing hydraulic system in operation, including flaps, landing gear, and bomb-bay doors. 515': Series of MCUs alternately showing a B-25 taxiing and the landing gear as brakes are applied. 531': MS to ECU pan left, B-17E on takeoff roll. 543': MCU pilot's foot applying brakes. 545': CU right FV B-17E taxiing. 549': MCU landing gear turning to the right. 564': MS right FV, B-17E turning left. 572' MLS left SV an AAF man standing in front of a large target board taken from under right engine of an aircraft. 579': MS left RV a technician attaching a target on a huge board. 591': MCU of a machine gun in an aircraft -- gunner's head in left frame. 593' Series of CUs of instrumentation and the gun sight inside an aircraft. 621': MS & CU of a mechanic working under right wing of an aircraft. 633' MCU view through a gun sight. 639' AMLS left FV to AMS right FV P-39 firing (Dark scene). 642': ELS an aircraft falling after being hit. 642': MS right FV several antiaircraft guns firing. MS TV one antiaircraft gun firing. 652': Series of MCUs man inside aircraft in flight, extending and operating a tow target. 685': AMS tow target extended. 692': Series of MSs & CUs a tow target which is being fired on -- shows man inside tow plane operating target. 721': Series of MSs, MCUs & CUs of incendiary bomb tests, and the results after the tests. 765': MS pan left, an Army Air Force officer carrying a special runway light. 780': MCU special runway light as a man revolves it on a machine. 786': Two MCUs right FV an electrician lining up the special runway light on the runway. 801': Series of MCUs & LSs alternately showing a pilot inside an aircraft, and the runway light lighting an air strip at night during approach and landing. 837': CU of sign: HIGH ALTITUDE LABORATORY. 839': MS a man going into a chamber which simulates high altitude conditions. 850': Series of MSs & MCUs of test personnel and equipment, and test subject during endurance test in the simulated high altitude chamber, ending in blackout of test subject. 976': MS & two MCUs a parachute being folded and Placed in parachute container. 999': MS left FV to SV low angle, an A-24 dropping two weighted parachutes in weight drop test -- camera follows parachute toward ground (Two takes). 1032': AMLS three parachutes descending. 1043': MLS right RV low angle, three C-47s dropping parachutes. 1054': MCU & MS paratroopers jumping out of aircraft. 1064': LS right RV low angle, two C-47s dropping paratroopers. 1073': AMS right RV five B-25s in flight. 1079': AMCU right RV high angle, one B-25 in flight, nose of second B-25 in left frame -- four other B-25s in bg at end of scene. 1085': AMCU right RV high angled B-25s in flight. 1088': MCU & MS right RV a B-25 peeling off to the left. 1093': Series of MCUs, ELSs high angle, bombs being dropped upon a land target. 1109': MS, MLS rockets after firing. 1111': MS high angle, a ship being struck by explosives. 1114': MCU FV head and shoulders of Brig. Gen. James H. Doolittle speaking. 1126': LS low angle, 18 B-26s in flight. 1130': AMS right FV three P-39s in flight. 1138': ALS right FV low angle, eight P-38s in flight in right echelon formation. 1146': AMLS low angle RV six B-25s in flight. 1160': THE END. 1164': Total footage in reel [Quality: Good].
Reel 5: ARMY AIR FORCE ALERTS. PRODUCED BY THE TRAINING FILM PRODUCTION LABORATORY, WRIGHT FIELD, OHIO. 16': A MESSAGE FROM H. H. ARNOLD, COMMANDING GENERAL, ARMY AIR FORCES. 29': ACCIDENTS. 46': MLs cloud of smoke as an aircraft crashes into ground. 51': MLS a second aircraft crashing into ground. 65': Series of MSs & MCUs wreckage at a crash scene. 91': MS left RV a truckload of aircraft wreckage. 98': Several scenes of a tech order being superimposed on aircraft wreckage. 109': Series of MSs aircraft wreckage at various crash sites. 137': Series of newspaper headlines superimposed over a map of the United States and various ground scenes. 160': Scenes of a Japanese and a German head superimposed over a crash scene. 172': MS left FV a P-38 taxiing. 173': CU pan right, a P-38 taxiing. 176': CU right FV nose of a P-39 parked. 180': MS right FV a P-39 taxiing. 183': MLS pan right, a P-39 taking off. 186': LS to MS to LS low angle pan right, four P-39s in flight. 194': Series of MLSs of a PT-22 making wild passes at the ground; MS of the ground from an onboard camera; MCU of the pilot in cockpit of the PT-22; MSs & MCUs of a girl watching from the ground (These scenes are shown alternately). 255': MCU high angle of the wreckage of the PT-22 after crash. 266': MCU right FV to left SV a B-24 turning right. 276': MCU left RV a B-24 as crew exits. 280': MCU right FV a B-25 parked (Dark scene). 283': MCU left RV a B-25 parked as crew exits side door. 288': CU insignia on right side of B-25: TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE. 292': MLS right FV two B-26s and a B-25 -- wing and prop of a fourth aircraft in fg. 295': AV high angle, smoke coming from a crash scene near a cornfield. 306': MS right RV a truckload of scrap metal from a crashed airplane. 317': Series of MSs of a pilot turning in his flying gear to the commander because of recess flying, and leaving the commander's office. 342': Series of MCUs individual pilots who are retained as flyers because of their safety practices. 357': MS left SV a group of fliers scrambling out of a tent. 361': MS pan left, a group of pilots running out to a row of P-47Cs. 366': MCU left RV cockpit section of P-47C with pilot inside, mechanic jumps down from left wing. 370': MS left RV P-47Cs taxiing for takeoff. 402': AV high angle, five P-47Cs flying in right echelon formation. 407': ACU left SV cockpit area of a P-47C in flight. 415': MS to LS left SV several German Junkers JU-88As in flight. 423': CU left FV cockpit area of a P-47C in flight. 424' LS low angle, six p-47s in flight. 432': AMCU left FV the fuselage and tail sections of a German Messerschmitt Me-109E fighter in flight. 435': ACU left SV cockpit section of a P-47C. 437': GSAP footage of a German HS-129 ground attack plane lined up in the sights of an American fighter. 439': CU of a hand on the machine gun button of an American fighter. 440': GSAP footage of a German HS-129 being hit. 444': ACU right SV cockpit section of an American P-47C. 447': MCU left FV fuselage and tail sections of a German Me-109E. 449': CU of a hand on machine gun button inside American aircraft. 450': AMS right FV low angle, P-47C with guns firing. 452': LS to ELS of American and German aircraft engaging in dog fight, flaming aircraft, possibly a German Messerschmitt Me-110, falls through scene in fg. 454': ACU left FV cockpit section of an American P-47C in flight. 457': AMS left FV high angle, a German Messerschmitt Me-109E diving. 458': ACU left FV cockpit section of an American P-47C in flight. 460': CU of a hand on machine gun button inside American aircraft. 461': ACU left SV front section of American P-47C with guns firing. 462': GSAP footage of a German HS-129 being hit. 468': AELS American and German aircraft engaged in dog fight, a German Messerschmitt Me-109 falling through scene in fg. 475': Series of MSs & MCUs of AAF mechanic working on different sections of B-26. 496': MS pan left, three pilots walking -- nose of a P-39 in bg. 508': AMS right SV a B-17E in flight. 522': CU an American flag flying. 526': Total footage in reel. Good
