Summary: Film highlights of 1938 showing scenes of Lt. Col. Robert Olds at Langley Field, Virginia, and receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross from Col. Frank Andrews; Hanna Reitsch flying a Fokker FD-61 in a Berlin coliseum; Col. Roscoe Turner in his "Turner-Laird Special" and receiving the Bendix Trophy; Pres. F. D. Roosevelt viewing the XB-15 with Gen. H. H. "Hap" Arnold; and scenes of the crashed A-17 in which Gen. Oscar Westover was killed. Also includes scenes of army uniforms (1938); manufacturing in the Douglas Plant; scenes of the YG-1B autogiro, B-17's, B-18, A-17's, B-10's, P-26's, PB-2A's, P-12's, P-36's, P-35's, the Navy XPB-2Y1; and scenes of Douglas "wrong-way" Corrigan. AMS B-17 in flight to the left over mountainous topography -- written at bottom of scene: LT. COL. OLDS -- these words fade out. 6' MLS right FV B-17 completing landing roll at Langley Field, Virginia. 13' MS Lt. Col. Robert Olds talking to a group of West Point Cadets at Langley Field. 23' NEWS OF THE DAY. LANGLEY FIELD, VIRGINIA. 27' MLS several B-17's parked in a row at Langley Field. 30' MS two Army Air Corps officers inspecting B-17 -- crew standing in front of aircraft on flight line at Langley Field. 35' MCU Lt. Col. Robert Olds standing in front of a B-17. 41' MS Lt. Col. Olds standing beside a rubber life raft and other equipment on flight line in front of a B-17 -- a ground crewman enters left, gets into rubber lifeboat and moves oars back and forth. 49' MS row of six B-17's parked on flight line -- engines running. 53' MS ground crewman pushing landing gear wheel of a B-17 as it starts taxiing. 60' MS right FV B-17 taxiing toward camera. 64' AMLS B-17 taking off from Langley Field. 73' MS RV pilot and copilot in cockpit of a B-17. 79' MLS to CU FV low angle, a B-17 taking off, passing over camera and out top frame. 84' Series of AV's of six B-17's in flight. 106' PARAMOUNT NEWS. ARMY DRESSES UP, UNIFORMS GO MODERN. VOICE BY BILL SLATER. 114' WASHINGTON, D.C. PARAMOUNT NEWS. Series of scenes showing an Army major and three AF lieutenants modeling the new compulsory dress uniforms for the Army, including the formal evening uniforms, informal dress uniform for off duty, informal evening uniform and daytime full dress uniform. 200' PARAMOUNT NEWS. US ARMY GOES INTO ACTION IN PRACTICE. FT. BENNING, GEORGIA. 210' FT. BENNING IS UNCLE SAM'S INFANTRY SCHOOL. IN SPECTACULAR WAR GAMES THE ARMY GIVES AN IMPRESSIVE PICTURE OF NATIONAL DEFENSE. 223' PLANES AND TANKS LEAD ATTACK. 230' MLS to MS three O-43A's and an A-17 in low altitude flight toward camera -- tanks moving across field toward camera in bg. 235' MLS large number of pre-World War II tanks moving across field toward camera -- several explosions on field -- two soldiers in fox hole in fg. 239' Several scenes of pre-World War II tanks moving across field toward camera -- soldiers in fox holes in fg suddenly get up and retreat toward camera 253' MS pan right with a two-man mobile machine gun vehicle -- engine in rear (no armor) moving across grassy field -- trees in bg. 260' TANKS PENETRATE ENEMY SECTOR. 266' Series of scenes showing a number of pre-World War II type tanks (chassis resembles the M-5A1 tank chasis with twin turret, each mounting probably 50 caliber machine gun, and a third machine gun, probably 30 caliber) moving across field into and out of a gully, through woods, knocking down several small trees, and one tank fording a stream. 319' INFANTRY DEVELOPS ATTACK. 323' Series of scenes showing soldiers moving across pontoon bridge on river and into smoke screen on other side of river. 358' FIELD GUNS REPEL ENEMY TANKS. 362' MS group of soldiers firing 75mm field artillery pieces set up in trees beside road. 364' MLS tracer bullets traveling toward and hitting a surplus tank in wooded area. 370' MS RV a gun crew firing and loading a 75mm field artillery piece. MLS right SV a tank resembling the 1917 model Renault six-ton tank in wooded area -- tank suddenly explodes. 386' REPELLING NIGHT COUNTER-ATTACKS. 392' Series of scenes showing tracer bullets traveling across field -- shells exploding in field and crews operating the machine guns. (Night scenes) 421' AVIATION. PHOTOGRAPHED BY AL BRICK. DESCRIBED BY LOWELL THOMAS. MOVIETONE NEWS. Two AMLS's of 18 A-17A's in flight over snow-covered mountains. 427' ALS & two AMLS's of 20 A-17's in flight to the right over snow-covered mountains. 445' MS RV pilot and copilot of a B-18. 449' Series of AV's high angle of A-l7's in flight over snow-covered mountains in Yosemite National Park. 479' MS RV pilot and copilot of a B-18. 484' AMLS right FV 20 A-l7A's in flight over snow-covered mountains. 489' Two AV's of the A-l7A's in a step-down formation in flight to the right. 507' AVIATION. PHOTOGRAPHED BY AL BRICK. DESCRIBED BY LOWELL THOMAS. MOVIETONE NEWS. 513' Two AV's right SV of eight B-18's in flight to the right -- clouds in bg. 526' AMLS right SV low angle, five B-18's in flight to the right -- clouds in bg. 532' Several AV's of nine B-18's in flight to the right over clouds -- clouds in bg. 558' MLS right FV high angle, six B-18's in flight to the right over clouds -- clouds in bg. 564' AMCU right SV a B-18 in flight to the right over clouds -- a second B-18 in flight in bg. 566' Several AV's of nine B-18's in flight to the right over clouds. 584' NEWS OF THE DAY. US RUSHES AIR DEFENSE PROGRAM. 592' NEWS OF THE DAY. SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA. 595' Series of scenes showing aircraft workers at Douglas Aircraft Plant in Santa Monica, California, working on commercial DC-3's, B-10's and radial aircraft engines. 642' Series of AFV's of a group of B-10's in flight -- mountains in bg. 693' PARAMOUNT NEWS. ARMY BUYS SIX NEW AUTOGIROS. VOICE: GREGORY ABBOT. 703' WASHINGTON, D.C. PARAMOUNT NEWS. 707' Several scenes of representatives of the House Military Affairs Committee inspecting the YG-1B. 714'MCU's low angle & RV of blades on the Autogiro as they are moved up and down. 724' Series of scenes of a YG-1B taking off, in flight, and landing -- lettering on side of Autogiro: KELLETT. MCU Representative May, Head of the House Military Affairs Committee, seated in the rear cockpit of the YG-1B as he tells about his ride in the Autogiro. (Live sound) 800' BERLIN. PARAMOUNT NEWS. 803' LS high angle, group of people gathered around the Fokker FD-61 parked on floor of the large coliseum. 805' MS's of Hanna Reitsch climbing into and seated in cockpit of FD-61. 812' Several scenes of the FD-61, with Hanna Reitsch at the controls, in flight in the large coliseum. 870' LANGLEY FIELD. MOVIETONE NEWS. 875' MS Maj. Gen. Frank Andrews pinning the Distinguished Flying Cross on the coat of Col. Robert Olds -- troops standing at attention and building in bg. 876' CU the Distinguished Flying Cross pinned tp Lt. Col. Olds' coat -- camera pans up to Lt. Col. Olds' face as he smiles and looks at camera. 889' Total footage in reel. Reel 2: RKO PATHE NEWS. WAR BIRD ARMY IN TEST OF NEW YORK AIR DEFENSES. DESCRIBED BY JAMES CLEMENGER. 7' ALS right SV nine P-26's in flight to the right over clouds. 17' AMS low angle, flight of nine P-26's in a step-down formation in flight to the right. 30' MS Maj. Gen. Frank Andrews, a colonel, and a brigadier general looking at a map which is on a table in a transport-type aircraft. 36' Several AV's of seven P-26's in a step-up formation in flight to the right. 63' MCU Maj. Gen. Andrews and a colonel looking out the window in a transport aircraft. 68' AMS seven P-26's in a step-up formation in flight to the right -- New York City in bg. 87' PARAMOUNT NEWS. WIDE AREA DARKENED IN ARMY AIR ATTACK. VOICE: JEAN MARSHALL. 97' MITCHEL FIELD, NEW YORK. PARAMOUNT NEWS. 103' ALS Mitchel Field. 105' Two scenes of Maj. Gen. Frank Andrews and staff standing around a large plotting board -- models of airplanes, guns, and boats are on the plotting board. 120' MS right FV propeller turning on five PB-2A's parked in a row, spotlight shining on aircraft (night scene). 126' MS crew operating aircraft sound detector. 130' MS crew operating range finder at night -- four soldiers standing in bg. 134' MS soldier turning searchlights to the right. ALS lights of a city at night. 147' MS firemen opening switch box door on wall and pulling switch. 153' MS workmen pulling power switch in power station. 159' ALS the city of Farmingdale, New York at night and lights going out. 164' Several scenes of searchlights in operation. 172' LS low angle, flares dropping from bomber aircraft -- aircraft is caught in search-light beam. 184' AMLS B-10 in flight at night -- aircraft shown in light from searchlight. 188' LS low angle, flares descending. 201' MS crew operating antiaircraft gun -- searchlight in bg. (Night scene) 207' LS antiaircraft guns, silhouetted by searchlights, firing at night. 214' LS low angle of flares descending. 221' MLS antiaircraft guns, silhouetted by searchlight, firing. 229' ALS a city lit up at night. 234' Several high angle shots of automobiles moving on brightly-lighted streets. (Night scenes) 249' PARAMOUNT NEWS. FIVE AUTOGIROS MAKE FIRST MASS FLIGHT. VOICE: GREGORY ABBOT. 258' PATTERSON FIELD, OHIO. PARAMOUNT NEWS. 263' MS RV five YG-1B's as they are pushed out of a hangar. 265' MS RV ground crewmen pushing five YG-1B's across field. 270' MS RV ground crewmen locking rotor blades into position for flight. 276' LS to MS FV three YG-1B's taking off from grass field. 285' Series of scenes from aerial and ground cameras of the five YG-1B's in flight. 308' Two AV's four YG-1B's in flight over rural topograhy. 327' Two scenes of two YG-1B's landing singly. 354'NEWS OF THE DAY. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. 357' Series of scenes of a sham battle showing P-12's in flight low over troops firing machine guns; antiaircraft crews loading and firing antiaircraft guns; troops, wearing gas masks, moving through smoke screen and firing rifles; a tank (chassis resembles the M-5A1 tank chassis with two turrets, each mounting probably a 50 caliber machine gun, and a third machine gun of different caliber) -- Chicago sky-line in bg in most of scenes.415'NEWS OF THE DAY. DELAVAN, ILLINOIS. 420' Series of scenes showing scattered wreckage of a B-17 in a plowed field and civilians inspecting parts of the wreckage, including unopened chutes, a set of broken golf clubs, a music book, and a shoe. 498' NEWS OF THE DAY. MT. LASSEN, CALIFORNIA. 500' AMLS right SV high angle, 11 B-18's in flight to the right -- snow-covered mountains in bg.504' AMLS right SV three B-18's in flight to the right. 511' AMLS right FV 12 B-18's in flight to the right -- Mt. Lassen, California in bg. 520' AMS right SV three B-18's in flight to the right -- snow-covered Mt. Lassen in bg. 523' LS of a snow covered mountain range (camera in cockpit of B-18) -- pilot's shoulder in fg. 529' AMLS right SV high angle, seven B-18's in flight over mountains. 538' MCU RV pilot and copilot of a B-18. 542' CU of pilot's hand on controls. 544' AMLS right SV three B-18's in flight to the right -- snow-covered mountains in bg. 550' AMLS right FV high angle, six B-18's in flight to the right -- snow-covered Mt. Lassen in bg. 559' ALS right FV pan left, nine B-18's in flight to the right -- snow-covered Mt. Lassen in bg. 565' MCU motion picture cameramen operating cameras set up in hatch way of a B-18. 570' Two AMS's of three B-18's in flight to the right. 580' Several scenes of five B-18's in flight over mountains. 603' AVIATION. DESCRIBED BY LOWELL THOMAS. M0VIETONE NEWS. 611' Two scenes of pilot turning counter-rotating props mounted on a P-36. 624' MS FV two twin-bladed props mounted on a P-36 as engine is started. 631' MS pan left, P-36 with counter-rotating prop taxiing from concrete strips onto grass field. 638' MS pan left, P-36 with counter-rotating prop taking off from grass field. 647' MLS low angle, pan left with P-36 with counter-rotating prop in flight low over ground. 653'AMCU left FV P-36 with counter-rotating prop in flight to the left over rural topography. 664' MLS to MS pan left, P-36 landing. 678' MS right FV pan right, P-36 with counter-rotating prop taxiing on grass field. 687' AVIATION. DESCRIBED BY LOWELL THOMAS. MOVIETONE NEWS. 694' MLS high angle of crowded grandstand at Cleveland National Air Races, 1938. 704' MLS pan right with eight planes taking off for the start of the Thompson Trophy Race. 716' Series of scenes fly-by of planes including Col. Roscoe Turner in the "Turner-Laird Special" in the Thompson Trophy Race. 749' MLS crowded grandstand. 752' MLS pan left with the "Turner-Laird Special", with Roscoe Turner at controls, landing after winning the Thompson Trophy Race. 768' MS high angle, Roscoe Turner holding two trophies, including the Thompson Trophy, surrounded by large crowd. 774' CLEVELAND. MOVIETONE NEWS. 778' LS high angle, large mass of automobiles parked in field. 786' MS large crowd looking up at sky. 789' MLS low angle, a Ford Tri-motor executing an inside loop. 805' MS Douglas Corrigan (famous for his wrong-way flight from New York to Dublin, Ireland), standing with several girls in bathing suits -- Thompson Trophy on ground beside him. 811' MS high angle, pan left with a Piper Cub fitted with pontoons landing on grassy field. 835' MLS high angle of crowded grandstands -- two American flags in fg. 839' MS right FV a Seversky EP-1 (civilian version of the military P-35), with Jacqueline Cochran at the controls, taxiing toward camera after winning the Bendix Trophy Race in 1938 -- several civilians standing in fg. 847' Mr. V. Bendix congratulating Miss Cochran, after winning the Bendix Trophy Race -- crowd in bg. 857' MLS low angle, pan left with fly-by of formation of 15 P-35's. 869' MLS low angle, pan right with 18 P-35's, in three rows of six planes each, in flight to the right. 874' MLS low angle, pan right with formation of 18 US Navy bi-winged aircraft with retractable landing gear. 883' MLS low angle, paratroopers jumping from a Ford Tri-motor. 891' LS pan down with paratroopers descending. 901' Series of scenes of four aircraft with smoke trailing, taking off and doing acrobatic stunts, including inside and outside loops. 965' MLS pan right, Jacqueline Cochran at the controls of a Seversky EP-1 landing at Floyd Bennett Field, New York, completing a trans-continental flight, after winning the Bendix Trophy Race. MS FV the Seversky EP-1 with Miss Cochran at the controls taxiing on flight line toward camera. 983' MCU left SV pan left, Miss Cochran seated in the cockpit of Seversky EP-1 as it taxis left on taxi strip. 987' MS RV Miss Cochran standing in cockpit of aircraft, jumping up and down -- cars and hangar in bg. 993' MS Miss Cochran standing on wing of Seversky EP-1 talking to reporters. 998' CU Miss Cochran. 1006' Total footage in reel. Reel 3: AVIATION. PHOTOGRAPHED BY AL BRICK. DESCRIBED BY LOWELL THOMAS. MOVIETONE NEWS. 7' CALIFORNIA. MOVIETONE NEWS. 13' Series of AV's showing large formations of B-17's, B-18's and single-engine fighter aircraft in flight -- clouds in bg. 69' BURBANK, CALIFORNIA. UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL. 73' MS high angle of a crashed A-17 on sidewalk and in a yard -- Chief of AF Maj. Gen. Oscar Westover and his mechanic Sgt. Samuel Hines were killed in this crash 21 September 1938. 83' MCU the crashed A-17 -- two civilians standing beside the aircraft -- crowd and a burned automobile in bg. 88' MS two civilians picking up pieces of the aircraft and putting them in a wooden box -- tail section of aircraft is directly behind them -- crowd and wooden frame house in bg. 91' MCU engine cowling and propeller of the crashed A-17. 95' MS RV the crashed aircraft -- fender of a burned automobile in fg -- crowd and two wooden frame houses in bg. 98' MS a man, woman, and small boy, who were occupants of the house that Gen. Westover's plane crashed into, sitting on a bed outside their home. 103' MS RV pan left, the crashed aircraft -- crowd and woodenframe houses in bg. 108' NEWS OF THE DAY. LEGIONAIRES OF THE NATION ON PARADE. 115' Series of scenes of night-time parade of vehicles and bands of the American Legion down a crowd-lined street. 170' Series of scenes of daytime parade of American Legionaires and band on a crowd-lined street. 210' Series of scenes of state delegations of Legionaires marching in the Los Angeles coliseum including the Iowa delegation and the New York delegation with former Air Service Capt. Fiorello LaGuardia leading the New York delegation. 257' Series of ground and aerial scenes showing large formations of B-17's and B-18's in flight. 298' AVIATION. PHOTOGRAPHED BY JACK KUHNE AND JESS KIZIS. MOVIETONE NEWS. MLS left FV six B-17's, with engines running, parked in a row on grassy field -- they begin executing a 90-degree left turn simultaneously toward camera. 305' MS pan left with a B-17 taking off from Langley Field, Virginia. 317' Several scenes of five B-17's in flight over land and water. 328' MLS low angle, pan up with nine B-17's in flight over camera. 337' AMS left SV low angle, nine B-17's in a step-down formation in flight to the left. 347' ALS high angle, nine B-17's, in three formations of three planes each, in flight to the left -- clouds below and in bg. 353' AMS left SV five B-17's in flight to the left. 359' Several AV's of six B-17's in flight to the left over clouds. 369' AMCU left FV low angle, a B-17 in flight. 377' MLS right SV high angle, nine B-17's in a step-down formation in flight to the right -- clouds in bg. 385' PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT VIEWS THE NATION'S AIR DEFENSES. MOVIETONE NEWS. 390' MS pan left with an automobile carrying President Roosevelt and Chief of the Army Air Corps Maj. Gen. H. H. Arnold as it stops in front of the XB-15.398' MCU President Roosevelt and Maj. Gen. Arnold seated in the automobile. 408' MS pan left with the President's car as it pulls away from in front of the XB-15. 417' Several scenes of the US Navy XPB-2Y1 taxiing and taking off from water. 450'NEWS OF THE DAY. WASHINGTON, D.C. 453' MLS high angle, a crashed and burned aircraft resembling a BT-9 on a street in Washington, D.C. -- crowd in fg, crowd and two-story frame homes in bg. 457' MCU the crashed and burned aircraft resembling the BT-9 -- firemen and two-story frame home in bg. 463' MCU workmen cutting wing from fuselage with large metal cutters -- buildings in bg. 468' MS left SV the crashed aircraft. 472' MS right SV the crashed aircraft resembling the BT-9. 477' MS crowd gathered around the crashed aircraft. 480' Firemen inspecting burned and damaged automobiles that were hit by the crashed aircraft. 490'Several scenes of mounted crane hoisting the crashed aircraft, resembling the BT-9, off the pavement. 500' Total footage in reel. Good (Basic: Dupe neg)
