Summary: Coverage of aerial activity from early model planes through 1940. Some of planes featured: Wright Flyer Curtiss and Bleriot models WWI fighters DH-4 Handley Page Douglas World Cruiser Curtiss B-6 Folker C-2 Curtiss Army Seaplane Loening 0A-1 Martin B-10 B-17 Barling Bomber NBL-1 AT-6 P-36 B-18 etc Shows activity of aircraft in airmail forest patrol; record flights and participants: Transcontinental (1923) Around the World (1924) Pulitzer Trophy Race (1925) Good Will Transocean (1927) Endurance Mercy Altitude (1935); flight training and manufacturing scenes from WW I and WW II; Wright Field activity in the development of aircraft. Produced by Materiel Division US Army Air Corps 1940. 1) CS Flock of gulls flying overhead. Hand reaches out feeds one of the birds as it comes in low and takes piece of food from persons hand. 2) CS Interior aircraft in flight showing passengersin same. 3) ASV First C-54 produced showing three tail section on same. Three vertical bidder sections.4) CS Headlines proclaiming "Wright Flight Wright flies through the Air as a Hawk Flies 2.17 Miles in 106 Seconds" 5) CS Orville Wright standing on boat deck, Water in bg. 6) CS Wilbur Wright standing on airfield. Two Frenchmen standing with same men pointing at area across airfield. 7) CS Wilbur Wright placing carriage wheel beneath wing of their aircraft. 8) MS Horse-drawn two-wheel cart; Wright aircraft attached to same being towed across airfield. 9) CS Men pulling launching weight to top of launching tower. 10) MS RV Launching of Wright aircraft.11) PS FV Take off of same. 12) MLS Wright aircraft in flight.13) MCS Soldiers at Ft. Myers moving Wright flyer near hangar building, placing wheels beneath wing. 14) MS Orville Wright and Army Lieutenant and civilian walk out of hangar building. 15) MS Men pulling aircraft across field at Ft. Myer. 16) MS Men moving Wright aircraft around to launching position. 17) MLS of 1908 version of Wright aircraft prior to tests at Ft. Myer. Men preparing aircraft for flight.18) PS Of same in flight over flat terrain mud holes in field. 19) MS Hangar storage building at Ft. Myer showing soldiers removing doors from same, President Taft and Maj Squier standing near front, Officers and civilian spectators. 20) MS Soldiers removing aircraft from hangar building. 21) MS Checking over launching rail. 22) MLS Moving Wright aircraft up into position on launching rail. 23) MS Two men pulling props through on Wright aircraft, Orville Wright makes adjustment on the aircraft engine. 24) MS Soldiers pulling rope which lifts launching weight to top of tower in bg spectators and administration building at Ft. Myer. 25) CS Officer sitting at controls, Orville Wright climbs in beside same. 26) MS FV Launching of the aircraft.27) PS Aircraft in flight. 28) MS Lieutenant sitting at control of the aircraft, enginesare being pulled through. Orville Wright makes adjustment on aircraft engine and climbs into cockpit. 29) MS RV Wright flyer in flight over Ft. Myer disappearing in bg. 30) CS Curtiss sitting at controls of his aircraft, Men start engines on same. 31) MS RV Curtiss aircraft take-off. 32) CS Bleriot sitting at controls of his aircraft--mechanic pulls prop through on same. 33) MS RV Bleriot flying machine taking off. 34) PS Wright flyer in flight over Ft. Myer. 35) CS Of Lincoln Beachy, first stunt pilot. 36) MS FV Beachy diving his aircraft down low along road, spectators grouped along same watching the plane. Plane is specially built Curtiss model. 37) PS Take-off of Curtiss Jenny. 38) ADS Formation of five aircraft, possibly Curtiss Jenny's SNJ-4's. 39) LS World War I scene, sky battle between two unidentifiable fighter aircraft. 40) MS Infantrymen World War I grouped around crashed aircraft, unidentifiable possibly German. 41) CS captured German pilot sitting on ground surrounded by infantry men. 42) GCS fighter aircraft diving on observation balloon--balloon catches fire and starts falling. 43) Fixed camera shot back of pilot's head. Early model aircraft showing maneuvers of the plane above ground. 44) MS head-on view three World War I type fighter aircraft in flight. 45) ADS formation of early model aircraft in flight. 46) CS pilot's examination--pilot being spun around in chair--medics grouped around same. 47) CS eye movement and facial expression of the pilot when chair is stopped. 48) CS test table showing pilot seated at desk, rows of lights in front of same. Instructor starts hitting section of buttons controlling the light flashes--pilot's reaction to same. 49) CS World War I pilots undergoing basic training. Soldiers extended order advancing and marching. 50) MS row of consolidated TW3 trainer aircraft or JN-4's. 51) CU mechanic pulling props through on same. 52) AS FV same in flight. 53) ADS formation of early model aircraft in flight flying up along course of large river, flat settled terrain in areas. 54) ADS same type aircraft flying over farm lands. 55) CU two foresters falling huge trees in forest. Several quick logging scenes showing trees being fell, trees being moved to area of saw mill or transportation area. 56) CS huge logs being moved down along hill on wire and pulley. 57) CS loading huge logs on rail road flat cars. 58) CS donkey engines pulling car across tressel. 59) CS logging trains moving down side of mountains. 60) CS interior wood shop showing sections of wood being measured and checked by inspectors. 61) CS assembly line. Interior factory women painting sections of the wood with compound, other women assembling sections of rag ribbon. 62) CS wood worker finishing tip of wooden propeller blade. 63) CS construction of wooden plane wing covering same with cloth. 64) CS roughly completed wing section. 65) MS interior of factory showing several of the wings sections, women workers performing various duties on the wing. Various bulk head sections being constructed. 66) CU of one of the shaping machines in operation. 67) MS interior aircraft assembling factory. 68) CS interior aircraft engine factory showing machinist making adjustment upon machine, shaping sections of the engine.69) CS grinding section of engine. 70) CS testing section of pistons.71) CS assembling sections of drive shaft. 72) CS installing cylinder head on the aircraft engine. 73) CS partially completed aircraft engine--mechanic working on drive shaft section of same. 74) CS inspector checking over completed aircraft engine. 75) MS ofDH4B stationary--pilot standing beside same making adjustment on flying clothing, climbs into cockpit. 76) MS starting engines on same.77) PS same taxiing. 78) AS group of DH4's. 79) AS unidentifiablefighter aircraft falling. 80) MS RV group of airmen looking at World War I type fighter that crashed. 81) CS decorating ceremonies (Gen. Pershing) in France showing pilots (Rickenbacker) receiving medals. Reel 2: 1) GCS formation of Handley Page's passing overhead. AIRMAIL 2) CS loading airmail bag into first aircraft used to transport airmail. 3) CS President and Mrs. Wilson surrounded by other VIP's standing near the aircraft. 4) CS President Wilson talking to Maj Fleet who flew the first airmail service. 5) PS of loading mail into the aircraft from truck. 6) PS take off of DH4 type aircraft. FOREST PATROL 7) Aerial views forest fires, smoke rising from area. EXPLORATION 8) CS crowd gathered around group of aircraft looking at same. 9) CS pilots holding pet dogs standing near aircraft. 10) CS tail section of one of the planes. Information on same, "Alaska Flying Expedition, Nome Alaska to New York City." Pilot C.E. Crumrine, J.E. Long mechanic." TRANSCONTINENTAL. 11) CS of first aircraft non-stop, stationary on ground. Information on side of the plane, Army Air Service non stop coast to coast. Pilot and spectators grouped around the plane. 12) CS pilot and copilot being assisted into parachute harness by crew members. 13) CS of the men posing for pictures, MacCready and Kelly, 1923. 14) ACS T-2 aircraft in flight.15) CS spectators running out to aircraft after landing non-stop coast to coast. 16) CU pilot and copilot.17) CS pilot and officers standing near pursuit type aircraft--pilot climbs into same. 18) CS pilot sitting in cockpit. 19) MS head-on view Curtiss P-6 take off. 20) AV Curtiss P-6 in flight over New York City. AROUND THE WORLD. 21) PS airfield, U.S flag hanging on mast in fg.--crowd gathered around stationary aircraft. 22) MS the aircraft on exhibit, spectators looking at same. 23) PS of crowd watching aircraft being prepared for mission. 24) PS Army biplanes taking off. 25) AS of the aircraft in flight. 26) Animation showing start of flight, Seattle, Washington. 27) CS of animation scenes showing location of where Maj Frederick F. Martin crashed against mountains in the Aleutian Islands. 28) ACS of one of the Douglas seaplanes in flight. 29) CS of the men being congratulated after flight. SPEED. 30) ECU of Lt James H. Doolittle and the Curtiss Army Seaplane racer winner of the Schneider Trophy race in 1925. 31) CS men in boat assisting pilot from the aircraft. 32) CS men congratulating pilot on flight. GOOD WILL. 33) ADS early model aircraft taking off, two large hangars along airstrip. 34) AV of same in flight. Five planes in the formation, Loening 0A-1 aircraft. 35) CS pilots being congratulated by President Coolidge and presented citations for flight. TRANSOCEANIC. 36) CU of pilot, copilot and observer on transocean flight standing beside their plane Fokker C-2. 37) Animation of flight start from Oakland, California to Hawaiian Islands. 38) ACS of Fokker type cargo plane in flight, pilots name Lt Albert Hegenberger and Lt Lester J. Maitland, June 1927. 39) Animation showing aerial route 2400 hundred miles longest aerial flight over water ever attempted. ENDURANCE. 40) PS C-2 taxiing out on field, "U.S. Army" on tail of plane. 41) PS C-2 taking off. 42) ACS refueling of the aircraft in flight. 43) CS of the plane being refueled in flight. 44) CS of the five men who participated in the flight, Ira Eaker, Carl Spaatz and three others unidentified. MERCY. 45) CS stowing cargo of food supplies into bomb bay of B-2 Condor aircraft. 46) CS pilots being briefed on mission. 47) AS of the plane in flight. 48) ADS of planes flying low altitude over snow covered terrain.49) ADS of supplies being dropped. 50) CS of Indians rationing out of food to members of the tribe. 51) PS of devastated towns, buildings flattened by wind. 52) CS patient being carried out in stretcher to hospital ship. 53) CS placing stretcher into the aircraft. 54) PS of the C-15 first army type ambulance aircraft taking off. 55) ADS flooded areas, small islands of land sticking up through the water, cattle and people gathered on same. 56) Aerial coverage of flooded area in the North Eastern part of the United States showing large towns, villages and open country covered by flood waters. 57) PS B-12 dropping food and medicine to flooded areas. 58) Aerial views of flooded areas. 59) AS mercy aircraft flying over flooded areas. 60) CS women and children eating supplies flown in. SURVEY. 61) CS of row of Martin B-12 stationary. 62) CS of Hap Arnold. 63) PS of B-12 take off. 64) AS of the B-12 in flight. 65) AS of the B-12 over Washington D.C. 66) MLS Capitol Building, Washington D.C. 67) Aerial formation of the ten B-12's in flight. 68) CS citation being read to the men in Washington. ALTITUDE, ALBERT W. STEVENS STRATOSPHERE FLIGHT 11/11/35. 69) CS men moving the Stratosphere cupola from building. 70) CS technician attaching equipment to side of same. 71) MLS night scenes inflating the giant strato balloon--several scenes of the balloon being inflated at night. 72) CS sphere attached to balloon, National Geographic Society Army Air Corp. 73) MS spectators and technicians around balloon prior to launching. 74) MS launching of same. 75) AS of the balloon in flight. 76) CS checking over the sphere after landing. 77) CS men working on same. PEACE.78) AS formation of B-17's in flight. 79) Dolly S down row of stationary B-17's. 80) CS one of the pilots being congratulated on flight. 81) CS motorcycle and police escort loading parade. 82) PS formation of six B-17's passing overhead. 83) CS parade route showing Naval personnel, possibly South Americans standing guard and attention along parade route. 84) CS horse drawn carriage, four officials riding in same moving down street. 85) PS B-17 approach in low overhead. 86) PS B-17 taxiing. 87) CS of group of pilots and crew standing in front of B-17 being read a citation. RELIEF. 88) CS of street in Peru or Chile showing devastated area, buildings collapsed, people walking around area, soldiers on guard duty. 89) CS loading supplies, medical and food into B-15 aircraft. 90) PS B-15 taking off on mercy mission. 91) CS people setting up house keeping in wooded areas. B-15 in first seene taking off from Langley Field in Virginia. 92) PS B-15 landing after mercy mission to South America. Reel 3: 1) AV Wright Field. 2) CS interior of Laboratory scene showing technician checking over liquid fluid in glass container. 3) CS pouring molten metal in mold. 4) CS electric welding. 5) MS of the NBL-1 Barling bomber stationery. 6) CS same taxiing past camera. 7) AS of same in flight. 8) A formation B-17's in flight. 9) CS pilots sitting in cockpit of fighter aircraft. 10) CS another pilot dressed in protective clothing adjusting oxygen mask and head piece on head before sitting into cockpit. 11) MS U.S. Army fuel truck driving up into aircraft parking area. 12) CS fuel line being extended to aircraft wing section handed up to person standing on wing.13) MS group of men moving rubber life raft down to water edge.14) MS ten men getting aboard same and starting to row the raft out into the water. 15) MS DC-4 Douglas aircraft stationary, front SV only of plane. 16) MS Wright Field operation trailer vehicle stationary near the aircraft. 17) MS partial FV of the DC-4, cargo being loaded inside the plane--spectators grouped around the aircraft. 18) MS tug towing the operation trailer away from the front of the aircraft. 19) MS tug towing B-17 out on aircraft parking area. 20) MCS aerial camera equipment being loaded into side of aircraft, Wright insignia on side of plane--Wright Field insignia. Large aerial still photo camera being loaded into the aircraft. 21) AV of large city taking by the large camera loaded into the plane. 22) ADS two large rivers joined at point in large city. 23) MS three men pulling prop through on early type monoplane aircraft. 24) CS installing fuse into the starter breach on self starter of aircraft. 25) CS thumb pushing button on self starter. 26) CS firing of the engine. 27) MS large propeller mounted on test stands. 28) MS testing of same. 29) MCS tug with special hoist equipment mounted on same moving up to front of B-23 aircraft showing the removal of aircraft propeller from same using this special type of equipment. 30) MS propeller mounted on special trailer being towed across aircraft parking ramp by tug. 31) CS testing reversible pitch on aircraft propeller. 32) ACS of B-17 in flight, Nos. 1 and 4 engine being feathered. 33) CS air speed indicator falling back from 200 MPH to 150 and then climbs back up to 200 MPH. 34) CS aircraft propeller completely feathered. 35) ACS B-17 in flight Nos. 1 and 2 engines feathered. 36) CS mechanic pulling prop through on counter rotating propeller aircraft. 37) AS of the XP-62 in flight using the counter rotating propeller. 38) CS interior static test building showing aircraft fuelage undergoing tests--men placing layers of sand or lead filled bags on the aircraft wing section. 39) MS showing wing section undergoing stress and strain tests, wing collapses due to weights placed upon same. 40) CS drop test being conducted upon frame work of fuselage of aircraft and landing gear showing landing gear collapsing during tests. 41) MS tests on obsolete aircraft for determination of fire origin in aircraft crashing showing obsolete aircraft being crashed against concrete abutment at Wright Field showing aircraft bursting into flame. Slow motion camera scenes of same. 42) CU interior Aero Med Laboratory showing pressure chamber, person taking notes of tests. 43) CU medical technician assisting test personnel with adjustment of oxygen mask prior to entering the altitude chamber. 44) CS opening valve on altitude chamber. 45) CS altimeter registering altitude in side chambers, needle climbing to 5500 feet. 46) CS interior altitude chamber showing two medical technicians and test personnel, persons undergoing tests lying on cot, technicians checking pulse action of same. 47) CS hand releasing pressure inside chamber. 48) CU showing altitude gage, needle descending to zero. 49) MS head on view locomotive pulling long string of freight cars. 50) CS loading aircraft engine into aircraft. 51) CS loading cargo into C-47.52) PS C-47 take off. 53) CU interior of C-47 in flight showing pilot and co-pilot in position. 54) CU pilot and co-pilot leaving position in the aircraft--aircraft continues in flight using automatic pilot control. 55) AS looking at left engine of C-47 in flight over solid layer of cumulous clouds. 56) CU radio controlled ground unit mounted in truck, men setting up equipment for guiding aircraft in flight from ground station. 57) CS technician setting up control box. 58) CPS radio antenna used with the equipment. 59) PS of Curtiss C-24 approach for landing, plane being landed by means of the ground control station. 60) PS radio controlled aircraft taking off from catapault device, camera follows aircraft in flight. 61) CS officer and civilian standing together, officer guiding plane in flight using the small hand control unit. 62) CS finger pushing operation button releasing parachute used to bring the aircraft back to earth. 63) GCS radio control aircraft in flight, parachute opening--camera follows plane to earth. 64) MLS radio controlled aircraft landing in open area, hangar of Wright Field in bg. 65) ACS development of parachute test showing airmen standing on wing of aircraft releasing chute--chute opens pulls same from wing of aircraft. 66) Aerial camera shot test of free fall parachutists descending certain length of time before opening chute. 67) MLS parachutists descending to open field--men run out to same, ambulance drives up into scene. 68) MS three motored cargo aircraft passing overhead, possibly B-2 aircraft showing multi-drop with parachutes. 69) LS many parachutes descending to earth. 70) CS testing of the DeBoziat helicopter at Wright Field showing planes undergoing tests. 71) CS testing of the Kellett YG 1B rotary wing autogyro--plane stationary on ground, prop turning rotor windmilling above plane. 72) MS looking down row of five same type autogyros. 73) YG-1B in flight overhead of camera, pilot brings same in for gentle landing in same area. 74) PS taxi and take off of same. 75) CS nose section of P-42 stationary, prop turning. 76) PS AV P-42 take off. 77) ACS FV YFM 1A in flight. 78) ADS same in flight. 79) ACS of O-47 in flight. 80) ACS B-15 in flight, P-36 flying off to left wing of same. 81) ADS P-36 in flight. 82) ASV B-15 and P-36 in flight. 83) ACS B-15 in flight. Reel 4: 1) CU General Hap Arnold in civilian clothes seated at desk delivering speech. 2) MS official car driving up in front of B-15 aircraft--President Roosevelt and staff officials in car. 3) CU of President Roosevelt and military general officer accompany him in the car looking at the plane--plane not seen. 4) MS car driving from the airfield. 5) MS cadets reporting at base--men in civilian clothes carrying suitcases. 6) MS men receiving issue of clothing and flight equipment. 7) CS men undergoing physical. 8) Several CU scenes showing the various tests being conducted by medical technicians. 9) MS cadets walking from building. Name on doorway "School of Aviation Medicine." 10) Dolly S up between row of trainer aircraft, pilot standing beside each wing tip, scene at Randolph Field. 11) CS pilot and instructor boarding aircraft. 12) PS large group of BT-9's taking off together from large open field. 13) A formation of same aircraft RV. 14) MLS Randolph Field Headquarters building, Randolph Field spelled out in grassy area in front of building. 15) GPS formation of BT-9's passing over the dome of the building. 16) CS cadets in dress uniforms standing inspection--officer inspecting rifle of one of men. 17) MS parade of cadets dress uniforms. 18) MS head on view of the parade procession coming toward camera. 19) MS pilots walking out from operation building to aircraft. 20) MS A formation of BT-9's. 21) A large formation of BT-9's. Good cloud bg effects. 22) CS pilot grouped around instructor, instructor using model of aircraft demonstrating formation flying. 23) ACS BT-9's during a slow roll. 24) CU interior class room--Cadets attending class. 25) CS instructor demonstrating action of landing gear retraction. 26) CS cadets attending mechanical phase of training--working on aircraft engines. THE G.H.Q. AIR FORCE. 27) MS long row of P-36's stationary. 28) LPS straight line of P-36's wing tip to wing tip taxiing out across aircraft parkway. 29) PS taxiing in formation across grassy area. 30) LPS take off of large number of P-36's. 31) A formation large number of aircraft P-36's above solid layer of cumulous clouds. 32) AV same formation ever scattered clouds. 33) GSAP camera strafing target area along beach. 34) LS result of strafing showing hit upon target. 35) LS seven planes P-36's landing together upon grassy field. 36) PS B-18's parking area showing large number of aircraft parked upon field. 37) MS B-18's taxiing into camera. Scene repeat several times. 38) ADS formation of B-18's above clouds and water. 39) ADS formation fifteen B-18 aircrafts approach in over land and airfield. 40) AV B-l8's above clouds and large cities. 41) A B-18's flying over mountain ranges. 42) A B-18's flying over large dam in mountain ranges. 43) A same B-18's flying over Yellowstone National Park, possibly Boulder Dam. 44) A B-18's flying in the Grand Canyon. 45) A B-18's good shot formation flying in the Grand Canyon. 46) A B-18's over large city, river form Y. 47) CS wheel of aircraft landing making touchdown. 48) A B-17 in flight. 49) A formation of seven B-17's in flight. (Flying Fortresses) 50) ADS bombs falling from bomb bay. 51) LS bomb strikes in open area near woods. 52) Aerial formation B-17 in flight. 53) CS bombs bays to bombs being released. 54) LS bombs strike in flat desert terrain. Scene repeats several times showing multi-bombs strike in target area. 55) Dolly S up flight line showing stationary aircraft, A-17A. 56) A formation flying wing tip to wing tip. 57) A formation of same over mountain ranges. 58) GCS formation of A-17A's laying smoke screen across flat terrain.59) ACS formation of A-17A's in flight, smoke unit attached to wing of lead plane. 60) ADS and GCS of large formation of unidentified aircraft flying over desert terrain. Ground completely barren, shadow of the aircraft passing over same. 61) GCS large formation of aircraft spelling out two letters "A C" flying directly in over top of camera and American flag flying from mast. good (Basic:Dup neg 4 reels 35mm)
