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Brazilian Army Chief inspecting US fleet of planes at Langley Field, Virginia.

Airplanes in a line. Brazilian Army Chief inspecting planes and United States military personnel explain about the plane in Langley Field, Viginia. A plane takes off and army chief sees it fly. Planes fly by as army officials watch.

Location: Langley Field Virginia

Date: 1939, June

Duration: 26 sec

Sound: No

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English

US Army Air Forces P-36 fighter planes perform demonstration flights at Langley Airfield near Hampton Virginia on Army Day 1939

US Army Air Force Curtiss P-36 Hawk airplanes of the Headquarters Squadron 8th Pursuit Group perform demonstration flights on Army Day, April 6, 1939, at Langley Airfield near Hampton Virginia. A long line of P-36 aircraft in a flight line, with engines running. The first airplane, numbered PH-1, taxis, followed by the next, numbered PH-2, and so on. Several buildings of Langley Airfield can be seen in distance. Planes take off and fly in large formations. Aerial view from above of P-36s in formation over the field. Aerial views from below the formations.

Location: Langley Field Virginia

Date: 1939, April 6

Duration: 48 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English

US Army Air Forces B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in flight during demonstrations on Army day in the United States.

US Army bombers in demonstration flights out of Langley Field on Army Day, April 6, 1939, in the United States. A USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress bomber takes off from Langley Field near Hampton Virginia, right toward and then over the camera. A flight of six B-17s headed toward the camera. Aerial views of several B-17 formations in flight. Foreign officers walking around a US Air Force B-29 parked on the airfield.

Location: Langley Field Virginia

Date: 1939, April 6

Duration: 45 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None

Various scenes of US military aircraft on Army Day 1939. US Army P-36 and P-26 demonstrations. Boeing 247 aircraft in operation

Army Day demonstrations at Langley Field outside Hampton Virginia: A long line of US Army Air Force P-36 aircraft of the headquarters squadron 8th Pursuit Group with engines running. View of Langley Airfield tower and terminal buildings in background. One by one they taxi out for takeoff. Tail number of the first one is: PH-80. Flight of three perform a formation takeoff. Brief instant view of foreign officers in white uniforms standing with American airmen at Langley Field main terminal. View of radial engine running on a Boeing 247 aircraft. Men in truck loading cargo and baggage through open nose hatch of Boeing 247 aircraft. Airman closes and secures the nose hatch. View inside control tower. Operator gives pilot of Boeing 247 clearance to takeoff when ready. Scene changes to new setting and terrain. A Boeing 247 on takeoff roll with snow on the ground. Formations of Boeing P-26 airplanes in flight. Explosions below them in desert as they fly overhead. Two P-26s dive and drop bombs, respectively. Smoke rises from bomb explosions.

Location: Langley Field Virginia

Date: 1939, April 6

Duration: 1 min 26 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: English