The German Battleship Ostfriesland being bombed in U.S. Army/Navy tests of ability to destroy a battleship from the air. A formation of U.S. Navy Curtiss F5L seaplanes is seen flying above. Medium size (not over 600 lb bombs hit on and near the Ostfriesland.
Explosion is seen from bomb dropped, by U.S. Army aircraft (not seen), on the German Destroyer (G-102) during tests conducted by unit commanded by Brigadier General Billy Mitchell. A deck gun is fired by crew on a U.S. Navy vessel.
Early history and developments in the field of aviation in the United States. Past events show glider of Orville and Wilbur Wright flying aloft down a hillside in the early 1900s. Mountains in the background. Next scene, some years later, shows a formation of Curtiss JN-4 biplane aircraft.
An early model passenger airplane in the United States. Passengers climb aboard a large, early model passenger airplane. The passenger airplane takes off. Cameramen in the foreground.
Developments in the field of aviation in the United States. An early model airplane in flight. Trees in the background. American aviator Lincoln Beachey performs his first stunt flying. Lincoln Beachey stands. A stunt man stands on the wing of a Curtis JN-4 "Jenny" biplane in flight.
The Wright Brothers in the United States. Orville Wright poses. Wilbur Wright points out directions to two civilians.