United States aircraft land aboard the aircraft carrier Langley off the coast of California, United States. A man on the edge of the deck waves signal flags as a United States aircraft comes in for landing. Aircraft lands aboard on May, 26th 1924. Aircraft piloted by J.J. Demshock, ACMM , United States Navy, taxis along the flight deck.
Shows several aviation "firsts" accomplished by U.S. Army Air Service aviators in the period from 1918 through 1924. A close formation of biplanes in flight. President and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson chat with Major Fleet, Officer in charge, on the occasion of the first air mail flight, inaugurated on May 15,1918 between Washington DC and New York.The mail is loaded into the Curtis JN-4 aircraft. Pilot in the cockpit. The aircraft takes off and in flight. Air Service. Mention of aviators helping spot forest fires. Smoke rising from forest fires and mountain ranges. In 1920, U.S. Army Captain St. Clair Streett is seen with some of his Squadron who flew four De Havilland DH-4 aircraft 9,000 miles, from New York City to Nome, Alaska. Two of the men play with pet dogs. Their itinerary is painted on the side of one of the aircraft, along with the names of pilot and mechanic (C.E. Crumline and J.E. Long). In 1923 the first non stop coast-to-coast flight was made in the Fokker T-2 aircraft. . A sign on the aircraft reads 'Army Air Service non stop coast to coast'.First Lieutenants Oakley O.Kelly and John A. Macready board the aircraft, at Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, on May 2, 1923. Their Fokker T-2 in flight. Their arrival at Rockwell Field, on Coronado Island (San Diego) California. In 1924, Lt. Russell Maughan is seen boarding his P-1 Hawk airplane at Mitchel Field, on Long Island, New York, and taking off , bound for Crissy Field at the Presidio, San Francisco, California. His goal is the first dawn-to-dusk, coast-to-coast flight. Views of his P-1 Hawk airplane flying over Manhattan, New York City.
Pan American Highway Commission delegates visiting the United States. Caravan of cars moves towards Detroit. Delegates gathered atop a building with a sweeping view of the Ford Motor Company River Rouge complex. The Commission members inspect an automobile factory. The group attends a baseball game during a break. Delegates sitting at Navin Field at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull avenue, watching a Detroit Tigers baseball game. Baseball players in action on the field
Building of Highland Park Ford Plant in Highland Park, Michigan,United States. Heavy automobile and pedestrian traffic on the street in front of the plant, celebrating the 10 millionth Ford Model-T, and the beginning of its motorcade from New York to San Francisco.
Purdue wins against Michigan during a college football game in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The crowd in the stadium cheers the teams. The game begins. The Purdue Boilermakers play against the Michigan Wolverines. At half time, the teams are tied at 14. The fans watching the game cheer the players. The third quarter of the game being played. In the final quarter of the game Michigan needed two points to win. At the end of the game the Purdue Boilermakers win with a score of 21 and upset the Michigan Wolverines who scored only 20 points.
U.S. Army Air Service test pilot 1st Lieutenant Russell L. Maughan's dawn to dusk flight across the United States on June 23rd, 1924. Lt. Maughan in the cockpit of a Curtiiss P-1 Hawk airplane. He takes off from Mitchel Field in New York at dawn. The airplane in flight over Manhattan, New York City showing the East River with Williamsburg, Manhattan, and Brooklyn Bridges. The Curtiiss P-1 Hawk in flight over the Wall Street district, the Battery Park and the Hudson River. The aircraft arrives at McCook Field in Dayton, Ohio. Lt Maughan in the aircraft. A ground-gasoline truck and a fire truck near the airplane as it is refueled with the engine running. He climbs out of the cockpit briefly to allow a boy to look inside. Maughan takes off from McCook field. He is seen by his Curtiss P-1 Hawk, after arriving at Crissy Field in the Presidio, San Francisco, California.
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