U.S. troops in a French city during World War I. A U.S. military band at the entrance to a building. They begin to march and play their instruments. A number "9" is seen on written on a large drum. The troops pass by a statue of a woman in the city square. U.S. Infantry soldiers with guns follow the military band during the parade.
Early flight and historic aviation: Henri Farman, winner of race conducted with hydro plane aircraft. Scenes of the Aviette (Bicycle with wings) in operation circa 1912 (like an ornithopter but no flapping wings).
Pilot Roland Garros first man to cross the Mediterranean 1913. Pegoud taking off--first man to make successful loop in a bi-plane, shown making loops. Landing of bi-plane. View of flyer Clement Ader. Scenes of famous flyers superimposed atop take offs, landings, and aerials to show the progress from 1890 to 1945. View of Alberto Santos-Dumont. View of Bleriot. Views of aircraft flown in WW I. French aces Capt. Georges Guynemer, Lt. Charles Nungesser, Capt. Rene' Fonck. Views of practice bombing. Views of formation flying and two flights super-imposed over each other. World War 2 era bomber shown at end.
15 American Sopwith F.1 Camel aircraft, parked in a row. They display solid white triangle insignia of the 148th Aero Squadron. Ground crewmen stand in front of the aircraft holding ropes attached to wheel chocks. Three aircraft taxi and take off. Closeup of a two-place airplane that looks somewhat like a Curtis JN-4 or a Martin Standard J-1 trainer, except that It has a large exhaust pipe atop its inline engine. Aerial view of an airfield through clouds. Several Sopwith F.1 Camel aircraft flying in formation. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
American Sopwith F-1 Camel in flight. The aircraft taxis and comes to a halt on ground. Ground crew members run towards an upended Sopwith F-1 Camel. They help the pilot Lt. Elliott W Springs come out of the cockpit. Mechanics and crewmen put the aircraft in position. Pilots of the 148th Aero Squadron standing. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Pilots of the 148th Aero Squadron stand in front of Sopwith F-1 Camel aircrafts. Pilots include Lt. L T Wyly, Lt. L W Rabe, Lt. F E Kindley, Lt. W B Knox and Lt. J A Creech. Flight Commander Lt. F E Kindley stands beside his bulldog Fokker which is on the aircraft propeller of the Sopwith F-1 Camel. Members of the flight stand in front of Sopwith F-1 Camel. Members include Lt. R R Cunnius, Lt S Q Noel, Flight Commander Lt. E W Springs, Lt L K Callahan, Lt. O A Ralson and Lt. J Jenkinson, Jr. Flight Commander Lt. E W Springs leans against the wing of Sopwith F-1 Camel aircraft and reads a newspaper. The members of C Flight include Lt. W PAvery, Flight Commander Lt. Henry R Clay, Lt. E H Zistell, Lt. T L Moore, Lt. G O Dorsey and Lt. T M Galbreath. Flight Commander Lt. Henry R Clay leans on the wing of Sopwith F-1 Camel. Morton N Newhall leans against the wing of Sopwith F-1 Camel, with his German Shepard dog named Shadow on the wing of the aircraft. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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