T E Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) talking to Frank Nelson Doubleday and his wife, Florence Van Wyck Doubleday. Lawrence on picnic with the Doubledays.
A parachute lowers a disabled airplane on the field in Detroit. An airplane on the field. Men stand near the airplane. A man places a parachute aboard the biplane. Pilot in the cockpit. He talks to another man. The plane takes off. The biplane goes into spin. The parachute opens and the plane descends on the earth.
Major Tinker issues orders to pilots Larson and Carr for Rio Grande border patrol in Texas "Big Bend". Curtiss biplane in the field. Pilots stand nearby and discuss. The plane takes off. Series of scenes of Curtiss biplane in air over Rio Grande.
Rocket glider pilot drops from hot air balloon in Aurora, Illinois. Pilot William G. Swan with a rocket propelled glider and balloon in a field. People gather to watch the flight. The balloon ascends, carrying the pilot and his glider aloft. At a considerable height, the pilot lights rockets on the glider, releases from the balloon, and glides back to earth. The remnants of the balloon narrowly miss the glider as it lands. Pilot Bill Swan is interviewed after successful flight.
Sky raiders attack in San Antonio. Pilots stand in a field. Douglas O-2's in flight and bombs explode around obsolete Curtiss. Smoke in the field due to bombardment.
A machine teaches aviators about the plane in Dayton, Ohio. Pilot in the machine. New aircraft stimulator trains rookies in operation at Wright field.