The U.S. Air Force ( USAF ) " Wings Over the Americans" squadron visits Cuba. USAF aircraft in flight. People gather at a beach. A building with 'Aeropuerto Batista' written on it. Aerial stunts performed by the aircraft thrill President Fulgencio Batista and other spectators. The U.S. flag flutters in breeze.
USAF Major General Reuben Columbus Hood Jr. visits Cuba during his goodwill tour. Major General Reuben Hood and other officers as they present a toast. General Hood and other officers seated around table.
USAF Major General Reuben Columbus Hood Jr. visits Cuba during his goodwill tour. A banquet table with VIPs seated around it. Cuban and American flags in the background. General Hood is given an award and handed his certificate. Major Chuck Yeager holding a cake. Interior of building, a band seated in the building. Naval Building, sign over doorway: Circulo Military Naval.
A reporter interviews Nobelist Ernest Hemingway in Cuba, on the occasion of his award of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Hemingway states that he would not be able to go to Sweden on advice of his doctor. He also talks about his new book on Africa, its people, animals and the changes that have taken place there.
Aerial demonstration in Cuba during USAF Major General Reuben Columbus Hood Jr. goodwill tour. The flight tower, written on tower: Aeropuerto Batista. F-84 flying low then climbing. View of C-47, (Cuban). An USAF F-86 flies very low to ground, then does a fly-by in the background. USAF F-84 Thunderbirds flying in line. Two Douglas C-47s Skytrain (Cuban) stationary on ramp. Diamond-shaped formation of Thunderbirds as they climb and fly. The Thunderbirds fly in single file, climb. A Thunderbird as it taxis on ramp.
C-124 in Cuba during USAF Major General Reuben Columbus Hood Jr.'s goodwill tour. USAF Douglas C-124 Globemaster II flying very low to ground. The C-124 climbing. The C-124 flying very low to ground. C-124 coming in for landing.