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U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Lauris Norstad and Norwegian General Bjarne Øen arrive at Wiesbaden Air Force Base, West Germany, for Exercise Cirrus involving Allied Air Forces in Europe.
Exercise Cirrus, an air exercise for the Allied air forces in Central Europe, that ran concurrently , part of the time, with Exercise Jupiter, a three-day, French-directed war game involving Allied forces in Europe (principally Germany). A band and honor guard are seen prepared for the arrival of senior air commanders at Wiesbaden Air Force Base, West Germany, involved in Exercise Cirrus. Glimpse of C-47 aircraft lined up on the field. A United States Air Force C-54 transport aircraft taxis into the airfield ramp with engines one and four shut down. A North American T-6 Texan training aircraft is seen in the background. The C-54 circles to where a greeting committee of Allied Air Force officers is standing. Closeup of the aircraft door being opened and a rolling stairs being placed at the doorway. Inside of door displays insignia of States Air Forces Europe (USAFE). Exiting the aircraft is Lieutenant General Lauris Norstad, commander in chief, of USAFE, with headquarters at Wiesbaden, Germany. (On April 2, 1951 he assumed additional duty as commanding general of the Allied Air Forces in Central Europe under the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Powers in Europe.) He is accompanied by General Bjarne Øen, Chief of the Norwegian Air Force. As they descend the stairs, they are greeted by a group of officers including: Major General Truman H Landan, Deputy Commanding Officer, USAFE ( United states Air force in Europe ), Lieutenant General Robert W Harper, Commander, U.S. Air Force Air Training Command, Colonel Rich, chief of Staff 12th Air Force and Colonel Roberts, Commanding Officer Wiesbaden Air Force Base. After mingling and conversing, Generals Norstad and Oen and their escorts exchange salutes with the color guard. A car arrives and Norstad and Oen step into it and and drive away.
Rocket engine designs and tests by Professor Eugen Sänger, in 1934
Rocket cooling investigations influenced rocketry pioneer, Professor Eugen Sänger's design for his rocket motor, S.R.3. View of his drawings and notes from 1934. Display of mechanical parts from the S.R.3. Items comprising test apparatus for the rocket motor, with various parts labeled. Mechanical Testing setup in Sänger's work shop and instrumentation, labeled in German, showing things such as motor thrust, pump pressure, liquid oxygen level, etc. The first burn test on March 15, 1934. Sänger stands in doorway of his workshop in Vienna, using a long pole to initiate the burn. Various views of flames emanating from the prototype rocket motor during the burn test. A revised sketch of the S.R.3 prototype rocket motor. Test of this version with flames barely visible due to complete combustion, during start-up and operation.
Drawings and hardware of Professor Eugen Sänger's S.R.6 and 7 rocket motors designed in 1934.
Drawing of "L-Rocket," dated January 5, 1933. Professor Eugen Sänger's S.R.6 Rocket motor from May 23, 1934, in which the combustion chamber is the same design as the slim nozzle of the L-Rocket. Actual parts of the S.R.6 motor. Plan of Rocket motor S.R.7 from May 21, 1934, with fuel inlet cooling by coiled pipe to the nozzle jacket. Second version of S.R.7 from June 5th, with cooling in the outer shell. Drawings of Versions three and four of the S.R.7. and scenes of the actual hardware held in Sänger's hand. He unscrews part and points out the features. He points out the cooling coils around the combustion chamber. Another version is similarily displayed after he removes its outer shell.
Views of Professor Eugen Sänger's S.R.8 Rocket motor and its testing in 1934
Drawings of Professor Eugen Sänger's S.R.8 Rocket motor from July 5, 1934. The actual motor set next to a milimeter scale. Chamber of SR8 with external cooling groove before and after welding. Various views of the S.R.8. on the test stand with instrumentation in place, inside Sänger's workshop, in Vienna, July 19, 1934. Closeups of the test firing of the S.R.8 rocket motor, showing consistent smooth controlled burning.
Contrasting views of San Francisco circa 1906 and 1934
Scenes from 1934 movie about Westward Expansion of the United States at end of the 19th Century. View of San Francisco harbor with a steamer passing in the background. Inserted scenes from 1906 film of Market Street taken from a cable car headed toward the Oakland Ferry. It shows hectic uncontrolled vehicle and pedestrian traffic in the street. Change of scene shows current (1934) views of San Francisco from a vantage point above the city.
Fliers of the 1934 U.S.Army Air Corps Alaska Flight, spend time in Fairbanks, Alaska
Members, of the 1934 U.S. Army Air corps Alaska Flight, patronizing local hotel and shops in Fairbanks, Alaska. A sign identifies the Nordale Hotel (Slate notes the extreme high cost of things in Fairbanks, Alaska, such as: 25 cents for a cup of coffee and one dollar for a haircut, much higher than in the lower 48 in 1934.) Some of the fliers eat at the lunch counter of a local tavern. One leaves the tavern and poses for the camera, in front of a barber shop. He holds up a silver dollar, and walks into the shop.
