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Army Air Forces airplane crashes in front of spectators during air show at Langley Field, Virginia, 11 December 1938.

Crowd gathered to watch air show celebrating 20th anniversary of Langley Field, Virginia. Seven Y1B-17s from the 2nd Bombardment Group, at Langley Field, fly very low in an echelon-right formation. The crowd gazes at the sky. Several Consolidated PB-2As, from the 8th Pursuit Group, in flight. R3-2As dive and fly by in front of the crowd. A lone Y1B-17 flies low over the ground. One of several low-flying PB-2As, 35–50, of Headquarters Squadron, 8th Pursuit Group, suddenly dives into the ground and crashes, bursting into flames. People watch the burning wreckage. A crash truck responds and is seen besides the wreckage. Spectators rush towards the crashed plane. (Army Air Corps Major Alfred J. Waller was killed in the crash and Observer, Sergeant John Johnston was injured.)

Date: 1938, December 11
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045790
U.S.Army Air Corps activities on Army Day 1939. U.S. 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 U.S. Army Air Corps P-36 aircraft of the 8th Pursuit Group with engines running. Those closest to the camera display the logo of the 36th Pursuit Squadron "Flying Fiends." View of Langley Airfield tower and terminal buildings in background. The P-36s taxi out, one-by-one, 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.

Date: 1939, April 6
Duration: 1 min 26 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675074459
West Point cadets observe field artillery exercises at Fort Eustis, Fort Monroe and Langley Field in Virginia.

Activities of West Point cadets in Virginia, United States. They are on a trip to Fort Eustis, Fort Monroe and Langley Field. They observe field artillery exercises at the places. They fire field artillery. Some of the cadets watch through binoculars. Smoke rises due to firing.

Date: 1931
Duration: 57 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675062471
U.S. Army Air Forces P-36 fighter planes perform demonstration flights at Langley Airfield near Hampton Virginia on Army Day 1939

U.S. 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.

Date: 1939, April 6
Duration: 48 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675074457
Bombing maneuvers of hangars by United States Army Air Service 1st Provisional Air Brigade at Langley Field, Virginia.

Maneuvers of United States Army Air Service 1st Provisional Air Brigade at Langley Field, Virginia. Enemy's aerodrome with hangars and airplanes outlined. The pursuits drop 25 pound bombs on targets. U.S. Army Air Service Airco DH4 aircraft in flight. Bombers with order to attack hangars release 100 pound bombs. Smoke emanates from the bombed areas. A fleet of aircraft in flight over land and water.

Date: 1925
Duration: 3 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675054654
Brazilian Army Chief inspecting U.S. 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.

Date: 1939, June
Duration: 26 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675034122