Summary: Newsreel-type footabe of activities of the Army Air Corps including Air Corps testsflying headquarters, the XC-32; B-3A's and B-10's dropping supplies to isolated towns during flood; B-2's and B-3A's bombing Hawaiian volcano to divert lava flow; B-10's dropping 300 lb bombs on practice targets; Army tests of the XB-17, and the aircraft standing on its nose at the Boeing Plant, Seattle, Washington; Army practicing cold weather flying with B-10's; aircraft workers in the Douglas Plant at Santa Monica, California, working on 0-46A and DC-2 aircraft; and the start of the 1936 National Balloon Race. (Photo'd by Paramount, Pathe, Universal, Hearst, and Fox Movietone) NATION'S SPEED PROGRAM FOR AIR WARFARE. PARAMOUNT NEWS. 5' MCU civilian looking at a British RAF recruiting poster. 11' MS British men marching through gate, entering military base. 24' MS high angle, several British men trying on RAF coats. 24' Several scenes of British aircraft workers working on aircraft and mounting engine in an aircraft. 36' ALS large number of bi-winged aircraft, parked in several rows on airfields. 43' FRANCE. PARAMOUNT NEWS. LS pan left, many French high monowing and bi-wing aircraft, parked in grassy field -- several French officers in bg. 51' MCU low angle, nose turret in a French bomber. 56' LS low angle, pan left with large number of French bi-winged aircraft in flight. 65' ALS airport at Berlin -- lettering on ground near flight line reads: BERLIN. 72' MLS pan left with nine German AR-197 fighters taking off together from grassy field. MS pan left with 1936 Junkers transport taking off to the right. (Aircraft can be converted to bombers.) MS pan right with German 1936 Junkers transport taking off from grassy field. 94' ITALY. PARAMOUNT NEWS. MLS many Italian bi-winged and monowinged aircraft parked in rows. 103' MLS Benito Mussolini and aides inspecting troops at attention in front of a row of parked high monowinged tri-motored transports. 110' LS low angle, three formations of nine bi-planes executing inside loops individually. RUSSIA. PARAMOUNT NEWS. 129' LS low angle, large number of Russian bi-winged aircraft flying in a star-shaped formation. 132' Several scenes of Russian Premier Joseph Stalin talking with Russian pilots. 141' LS low angle, many Russian four-motor bombers in flight over Red Square in Moscow. 146' Several scenes of a large number of paratroopers jumping from Russian four-motor planes, and of paratroopers descending. 157' JAPAN. PARAMOUNT NEWS. 164' MLS Japanese cruiser underway to the left -- large formation of aircraft in flight in bg. 166' MS Japanese civilians moving in smoke-filled streets during simulated air raids. 174' LS low angle, four Japanese bi-planes in flight and entering smoke cloud. 178' MS RV Japanese antiaircraft machine-gun crew firing at bi-winged aircraft in flight low over ground in bg. 187' AMERICA. PARAMOUNT NEWS. 191' LS low angle, pan left with large formation of aircraft in flight over New York City. 194' AMLS high angle, five O-19C's in flight over New York City. 203' MS low angle, camera underneath cockpit of aircraft showing pilot operating controls. 207' Several scenes of large formation of bi-winged aircraft in flight over camera. 222' AFTERMATH OF THE GREAT FLOOD. VAST TRAIL OF RUIN LEFT AS STRICKEN CITIES BEGIN HUGE TASK OF RECONSTRUCTION. HEARST-METROTONE NEWS. 235' HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT. Series of AV's of the flooded city of Hartford, Connecticut. 270' Series of scenes of the refugees from a flooded area eating and sorting through large piles of clothes. 299' MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE. Series of scenes of houses floating under a bridge and over a waterfall -- workers are stacking sandbags beside a power station on a river. 325' AMLS two B-10's in flight over an overflowing river. 332' ALS camera in B-10 rear cockpit, showing rural topography. 334' MCU RV airmen pushing food supplies out of bomb bay of B-10. 339' AMLS of package descending from a B-10. 343' MCU RV airman dropping package out of a B-10. 347' AMLS left FV B-10 in flight low over ground as food package descends from aircraft. 352' PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA. Several scenes of workers cleaning up debris on a street in Pittsburgh. 372' MLS policeman pointing to plaque on pillar -- a group of spectators are gathered around pillar. 376' CU plaque reading: HIGH WATER, MARCH 15TH 1907. 378' MLS policeman pointing to the new high water mark on the pillar which is approximately five feet above the 1907 plaque. 382' JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA. 385' Several scenes of automobiles stalled on snow-covered road and men pushing cars while it is snowing. 397' Series of scenes of workers cleaning up debris and rubble from street in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. National Guard troops loading food supplies and people standing in line to receive food. 435' NEWS FLASHES. PATHE NEWS. 436' Series of AV's of flooded Alabama countryside and train moving on elevated track over flooded field. 489' ARMY AIRMEN TEST FLYING HEADQUARTERS. 494' AMS right SV Army XC-32 in flight to the left over snow-covered and flooded rural topography. 502' Several scenes of Maj. Gen. Frank Andrews and staff including Maj. George C. Kenny, inspecting map inside the XC-32. 511' Several scenes of radio operator in the XC-32 sending a message. 519' Several scenes of ground radio operators operating radio equipment and typewriters. CU of a loudspeaker. 532' Series of scenes of ground crewman walking across snow-covered field with a YO-31A parked in bg -- snow is falling. 537' MLS several canvas-covered B-10's parked in a row on snow-covered field -- snow is falling. 544' MS FV several ground crewmen removing canvas covers from right wing of a B-10 -- snow is falling. 548' MS pan left with a lieutenant carrying a machine gun across snow-covered field toward a parked B-10 -- it is snowing. 555' MS low angle, gunner on a B-10 turning nose turrets to the left. 559' MS armament men installing bombs in bomb bay of B-10. (snowing) 566' MCU two ground crewmen turning propeller on a B-10. (snowing) 569' MS two ground crewmen turning crank inside B-10 right engine. (snowing) 572' MLS right RV engines on a B-10 are started -- snow is blown off wings of aircraft. (snowing) 579' MS two ground crewmen pulling canvas covering off the left wing of a B-10 -- snowing. 584' MS pan right with a B-10 taxiing on snow-covered field. 590' Two MLS's to MS's pan left with a B-10 taking off from snow-covered field. 603' Several AV's from camera in B-10, of a B-10 in flight to the right. 613' US FLIERS BOMB HAWAII VOLCANO TO DIVERT LAVA. FOX MOVIETONE NEWS. 619' Several AV's of three B-3A's and two LB-6's in flight. 633' Several ALS's of the lava flow. 647' ALS column of smoke and dust caused by bomb explosion. 660' AMLS's right RV three B-3A's and two LB-6's in flight. 664' AV's of lava flow and bombs exploding nearby. 706' UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL. NEW NOSE FOR PLANE PREVENTS LANDING CRASHES. GRAHAM MCNAMEE. 718' MCU Air Corps Lt. R. C. Wilson wearing civilian clothing and parachute. 724' MS Lt. Wilson climbing into cockpit of a P-26 -- cockpit has a canopy added and there is a tubular steel frame on the nose so it will roll over rather than nose-in when crash landing. 730' A civilian standing on wing of aircraft closing canopy door. 735' MS Lt. Wilson in cockpit pushing against sponge rubber in top of canopy. 738' Series of scenes of the P-26 fuselage as it is hoisted up on the tubular steel frame on the nose of the aircraft and rolled over on back frame. 780' ARMY PLANES PLAY SUB-ZERO WAR GAMES. PARAMOUNT NEWS. 786' MS left FV row of parked B-10's -- ground crewman standing in front of aircraft. 792' Several scenes of crewmen standing by portable gas heaters warming their hands and feet -- B-10 parked in bg. 801' MS right FV ground crewman removing portable gas heater from under canvas covering over A-12 nose -- snow on ground. 807' MS two ground crewmen placing small shoes on a collie dog -- snow on ground. 814' several scenes of crewmen putting on cold weather flying mask. 824' CU pilot wearing cold weather flying mask. 828' CU FV engine of an A-l2 as propeller turns. 833' MLS pan left, nine A-12's in flight low over snow-covered fields -- hangars in bg. 841' CU camera under B-10 rear canopy, shows rear gunner. 844' AMS right SV B-10 in flight. 849' AMS FV low angle, B-10 in flight -- vertical stabilizer of camera aircraft in fg. MCU Paramount cameraman in open rear cockpit of a B-10. 858' ALS snow-covered rural terrain -- wing of B-10 in fg. 864' MS low angle, cameraman turning crank on movie camera in rear cockpit of B-10. 868' AMLS right RV two B-10's in flight -- wing of camera aircraft in fg. 875' AMS right FV B-10 in flight. 880' CHESAPEAKE BAY. FOX MOVIETONE NEWS. 885' MS canvas-covered truck in front of a B-3A parked in hangar -- ground crewman unloading supplies from truck. 906' AMS right FV B-3A in flight. 913' Several ALS's of a fishing village on Chesapeake Bay -- snow on ground. 926' MS food bundles being pushed out of bomb bay of the B-3A. 930' ALS of isolated village on Chesapeake Bay -- horizontal stabilizer in camera aircraft in fg, snow on ground. 935' ALS B-3A in flight low over snow-covered ground. 939' MS food bundles as they are pushed out of bomb bay of a B-3A. 942' Total footage in reel. Reel 2: WARNING WAR-LIKE WORLD. PATHE NEWS. 3' AV formation of 18 B-10's in flight. 24' MLS left SV low angle, eight B-10's in flight to the left as 300 lb bombs are dropped from the aircraft. 31' LS pan right with train of bombs exploding in field. 42' AMLS left FV formation of 10 B-10's in flight over clouds. 49' MLS two 16-inch railroad guns -- one is fired. 58' Several scenes of crewmen loading 16-inch railroad guns. 64' MLS RV railroad gun being fired. 72' MS FV a major sighting through a range finder. 75' MS 16-inch railroad artillery piece barrel as gun is fired. 81' MLS RV two 16-inch railroad artillery pieces as one of the guns is fired. 93' HEARST-METROTONE NEWS. WAR COLLEGE HOLDS BOMBING EXAMS, CLASS IN MILITARY SCIENCE HAS LIVELY SESSION AT LANGLEY FIELD, VIRGINIA. 105' MS high angle, pan right with two armament men sliding 300 lb. bombs across ground and under a B-10 -- two officers look on, a second B-10 parked in bg. 113' MS group of civilians seated on bleachers. 121' MLS low angle, pan left with formation of six P-6E's in flight -- frame house in fg. LS bullets hitting practice targets on ground -- several boats in water in fg. 137' AMLS FV low angle, formation of 18 B-10's in flight -- vertical stabilizer of camera aircraft in fg. 143' AMLS left SV high angle, seven B-10's in flight. 149' AMLS RV from camera in rear cockpit of a B-10 showing 15 B-10's in flight away from camera. 151' AMLS left SV pan right with formation of eight B-10's in flight to the left -- bombs dropping from several of the aircraft. AMS to ALS six 300 lb. bombs descending. 162' LS train of bombs exploding in field 174' AMLS left SV low angle, eight B-10's in flight to the right -- bombs dropping from several of the aircraft. 180' LS pan right with train of bombs exploding in field. 193' LS smoke and dust from exploding bombs -- small motor-powered launch anchored in water in fg. 195' SAN FRANCISCO. MOVIETONE NEWS. 200' MLS right FV row of parked B-10's with crewmen standing in front of aircraft -- an Army blimp in flight over aircraft. 202' MLS pan right with Brig. Gen. Plaggert and staff walking across flight line in front of row of parked B-10's -- crewmen standing in front of aircraft. 209' MLS FV pan right with row of parked P-12's, engines running. 223' MLS pan left with three B-10's taking off together and passing out left frame -- several P-12's taxiing in fg. 234' MLS pan left with three B-10's taking off together -- five P-l2's taxi through scene in fg. 248' LS low angle, pan right with B-10's in three formations of nine planes each in flight to the right -- first formation of aircraft passes out right frame. 256' MLS low angle, pan right with P-12's in two formations of 12 planes each in flight to the right. 260' MCU Brig. Gen. Plaggert making a speech. (Live sound) 279' MARYLAND. MOVIETONE NEWS. 283' LS two aircraft laying smoke screens low over wooded area. 290' Aerial camera in aircraft laying smoke screen, showing screen as it forms -- tail section of aircraft in fg. 300' MS smoke screen moving over the ground. 304' Several AV's and ground scenes showing aircraft laying smoke screen in a circle. 339' AVIATION. US ARMY BOMBERS SOAR ABOVE CLOUDS IN COMBAT DRILL. PHOTO'D BY AL BRICK. DESCRIBED BY: LOWELL THOMAS. MOVIETONE NEWS. 349' Series of AV's of three B-10's in flight in, over and through clouds. 419' MS RV crewman in the cockpit of the German airship Hindenburg 425' Several AV's from cameras in the airship Hindenburg of a German city on the Danube River. 434' Several scenes in the dining room of the Hindenburg. 439' AMLS left SV the German airship Graf Zeppelin I in flight. 448' AV of tomb of von Hindenburg. 455' MS crewmen inspecting motor mounts on the Hindenburg -- Graf Zeppelin I in flight in bg. 458' MS people eating and talking in the dining room of the Hindenburg. 465' ALS of the Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany. MS people looking out windows in the Hindenburg -- urban topography in bg. 486' ALS Brandenburg gate, Berlin, Germany. 490' MLS FV Brandenburg gate, Berlin, Germany -- the Hindenburg and the Graf Zeppelin I in flight in bg. 498' MCU officer of the Hindenburg talking on telephone in control station. 505' LS low angle of the Hindenburg in flight to the left -- the famous Cologne cathedral in Germany in fg. 515' AMLS of cathedral, Cologne, Germany. 526' MS several men wearing chef's clothing looking up at sky and waving -- cathedral in bg. 530' LS low angle of the Hindenburg and the Graf Zeppelin I, in flight -- structural steel bridge in fg. 539' CAMP ORD, CALIFORNIA. HEARST-METROTONE NEWS. 543' LS FV low angle, two three-plane flights of bi-winged aircraft in flight low over ground toward camera. 547' MS soldiers jumping from trucks parked on road, kneeling and firing rifles at the two three-plane flights as they pass over their heads. 569' MS FV formation of soldiers marching toward camera they suddenly scatter and start firing rifles at the two three-plane flights of bi-winged aircraft as they pass over their heads. 594' NEW YORK. HEARST-METROTONE NEWS. 595' MLS West Point cadet seniors marching on grass behind parked PB-2A's (P-30A's). 599' MS pan left with one of the cadets as he leaves the group and starts to climb into a PB-2A. 606' MLS pan right with four PB-2A's in flight low over ground just after takeoff -- several B-10's parked in fg. 613' AMLS right SV 14 B-10's in flight to the right. 618' Several AV's of 15 B-10's in flight over New York City. 639' MLS low angle, pan right with 15 B-10's in flight. 644' ALS high angle, 15 B-10's in flight over New York City. 656' DENVER, COLORADO. MLS four balloons fastened to the ground before the 1936 National Balloon Races. 662' Series of scenes of Army and Navy personnel holding their respective balloons during a Colorado wind and sand storm. 691' Several night launches of the Goodyear and US Navy balloons. 708' CALIFORNIA. MOVIETONE NEWS. 712' Series of AV's of a formation of 18 P-12's in flight over clouds. 774' CALIFORNIA. MOVIETONE NEWS. 777' MS high angle, several ground crewmen carrying 300 lb. bombs under a B-10 -- two other B-10's parked in bg. 779' CU armament man's hands as he places fuse in nose of a 300 lb. bomb. 783' Series of scenes of armament men as they install bombs in the bomb bay of a B-10. 793' MCU low angle, bomb bay doors closing on a B-10. 799' AMLS left FV three B-10's in flight to the left with several other B-10's in flight to left in bg. 802' Several AV's outline of a ship marked in the desert for a target. 809' AMLS left SV low angle, two B-10's in flight to the left. 810' MS five officers at an observation post on the ground. 812' MCU to ELS high angle, camera in bomb bay of B-10 showing release and descent of three 300 lb. bombs. 819' LS several bombs exploding on target in the desert. 827' AMLS left FV low angle, six B-10's in flight to the left.830' Bombs exploding on target in the desert. 839' LS low angle, nine B-10's in flight. 843' MCU FV low angle, pilot at controls of a B-10. 846' LS bombs exploding on target in the desert. 853' ALS left FV nine B-10's in flight to the left. 858' LS bombs exploding on target in desert. 865' Total footage in reel. Reel 3: ARMY RUSHES PLANES FOR DEFENSE PLAN. 6' AMLS Douglas Aircraft Plant, Santa Monica, California. Series of scenes of draftsmen at work at drawing boards in the Douglas Plant. 37' Series of scenes in the Douglas Plant of men working on wing and fuselage sections, women sewing fabric over wings, checking Pratt and Whitney Engines, and riveters at work on fuselage sections. 162' MS FV Douglas DC-2 (C-33) as it is towed out of hangar by tug. 169' MS Douglas O-46 being towed out of hangar by tug. 176' MLS to MS right SV pan right with the Douglas 0-46A taking off. 194' AMS left RV Douglas 0-46A in flight to the left. 202' MS worker operating large punch press. 207' UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL. LARGEST BOMBER IN WORLD TESTED FOR THE US ARMY. GRAHAM MCNAMEE. 219' Series of MS's of the Boeing Model 299, XB-17, parked on the ground -- scenes of aircraft taxiing, taking off, in flight and landing at the Boeing Plant, Seattle, Washington. 306' BIG BOMBER NOSES OVER ON FLIGHT TEST. PARAM0UNT NEWS. 312' SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. PARAMOUNT NEWS. 318' MCU FV parked XB-17 with engines running. 323' MS RV parked XB-17 with engines running. 329' PATTERSON, NEW JERSEY. PARAMOUNT NEWS. 335' Series of scenes of men working on aircraft radio engines and the wind tunnel testing of one of the engines. 348' Series of MS's & CU's of the XB-17 standing up-ended on its nose with main landing gear touching ground. Boeing Plant, Seattle, Washington. 418' AVIATION. DESCRIBED BY LOWELL THOMAS. MOVIETONE NEWS. 423' Series of AV's of formation of B-10 bombers in flight over Lake Tahoe, California. 487' UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL. $35,000.00 CAMERA SNAPPED 600 SQUARE MILES WITH ONE CLICK. GRAHAM MCNAMEE. 499' MS two men rolling large camera case on dolly on flight line in front of a parked B-10. 503' Lettering on top of camera case: "Nine-Lens Aerial Camera,US Coast Guard and Geodetic Survey Type, Delicate Instrument." 506' MS two civilians and two aircraft crewmen lifting cover from camera. 510' MCU one of the aircraft crewmen loading the camera. 516' Several scenes comparing the new nine-lens camera with a single lens camera. 525' CU portion of an aerial photograph taken by the new nine-lens camera. 531' CU Mr. Reading, designer of the camera -- a B-10 parked in bg. 535' CLEVELAND, OHIO. 538' Several scenes of the release of a large captive type observation balloon from a boat in Lake Erie and the balloon ascension. 548' MS soldiers manning machine guns and rifles on beach -- large crowd of civilians gathered in bg. 552' LS three bi-winged aircraft attacking the observation balloons. 559' Series of scenes of soldiers firing machine guns and rifles at the sky, large crowd of civilians in bg, and two shots of the observation balloon. 571' The observation balloon on fire and falling into Lake Erie. 594' CEILING ZERO. PATHE NEWS. 609' Series of scenes of fog-shrouded buildings. MS pilot seated in cockpit of aircraft talking into microphone (camera is outside ship). 619' LS low angle of an aircraft resembling a Douglas O-38F descending in a flat spin through fog. 628' Several scenes of student pilot climbing into a Link trainer. 644' CU control panel in Link trainer. MS hand enters right frame and points to one of the instruments. 651' MS RV corporal standing beside student pilot in Link trainer.658' MS RV corporal wearing head phones, seated at table talking into microphone -- the Link trainer is moving up and down and in a circle to the left in bg. 694' CU instrument panel in the Link trainer. 701' MS Link trainer turning in a circle to the left -- corporal seated at desk in fg, and trainer leveling off and stopping. 712' MS student pilot opening hood on the Link trainer -- corporal enters right frame and stands beside him talking. 729' CALIFORNIA. MOVIETONE NEWS. 739' MLS pan right with six A-17's making takeoff runs together. 744' MLS right FV low angle, several flights of A-17's in flight low over large crowd and parked B-10's. 752' MS movie star, Rochelle Hudson, and Gen. Edmund, in civilian clothes, standing beside a B-10. 759' LS left SV pan left with six A-17's in flight low over runway -- hangars in bg. 770' MLS left RV seven A-17's in flight away from camera -- mountains in bg. 776' MLS to MS pan left with 12 B-10's in flight low over runway -- hangars in bg. 790' Total footage in reel. Good (Basic: Dupe neg)
