A British liner rolls into the water from a harbor after the christening ceremony in England. Miss Elizabeth Uttley with officials stands beside a British liner on a harbor, after the christening ceremony of the liner. Officials and a large crowd gather beside the British liner. The British flag on a pole on the harbor. The side of the liner in view. The huge liner rolls into the water from the harbor. Water splashes as the liner plunges into the water. 'Tuscan Star' written on the side of the liner. The Tuscan Star in the waters.
Starboard side of Bremen Ship underway at sea, at high speed. Bow wave and wake visible. Ship is heading for Southampton. Port side of the Bremen underway at sea. Smoke emits from the two stacks of the ship.
United States Ambassador to Great Britain Charles Dawes visits Old Home Town of his Ancestors. He is given a great welcome by City Fathers in Sudbury in England. Mayor Fitzgerald declares General Dawes a Freeman of Sudbury at the Town Hall.
The German North LLoyd luxury ocean liner "Bremen" under construction at the Weser Shipyards in Bremen, Germany. Workmen cover the steel deck-plates with teakwood. Large crane lifts diesel engine on to ship. Man holds armful of electric wires. Men reinforce ceiling of First Class lounge. Men panel walls with exotic woods. The Bremen at sea.underway to Southhampton, England.
Testing of Reinhold Tiling's 120 cm model rocket in July, 1929, at Arenshorst and on August 29, 1929, in a demonstration for the Navy, at Meppen, Germany.
Mid air refueling experiments in January, 1929. A U.S. Army Air Service Douglas C-1 tanker plane, with hose trailing below it, flies above a modified Atlantic-Fokker C-2A named "Question Mark." The hose is let down to the Question Mark, where a crew member seizes it and makes a connection for fuel transfer. After transfer of fuel is complete, the crew member throws the fuel line off and it is retrieved by the tanker plane. The Question Mark lands at Metropolitan Airport, Van Nuys, California on January 7, 1929, and taxiis in to park. The crew members, including Major Carl A. Spaatz, Captain Ira C. Eaker, Lieutenant Harry A. Halverson, Lieutenant Elwood R.(Pete) Quesada, and Staff Sergeant Roy W. Hooe, all exit the airplane and gather under the wing with well wishers. The five crew members pose for photographs beside their airplane, the "Question Mark." Ground crew tows the aircraft with a tractor.
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