Armed U.S. Army Air Corps airmen march in formation. Dignitaries including retired General John J. Pershing review a demonstration of Army aircraft. Formation of BT-9 training aircraft. An officer briefs pilots in a briefing room. The officer points out locations on a map. Pilots inspect an aircraft machine gun and receive instruction. View of of 37mm ammunition for the Bell Aircraft P-39 T9 cannon. Crew loads the ammunition into a P-39 aircraft. View of P-39 nose as cannon is fired. Three P-39s fire at ground targets. A Curtis P-40 in flight. (World War II period).
Wilbur Wright in flight at elevation of 360 feet, in the Wright Model A flyer. Cut to post WWI and scenes of barnstormers performing acrobatic stunts and daredevil antics. Daredevil acrobat Jersey Ringel climbs on the wing of a plane in mid air and stands on it without wearing a safety harness. He waits for another airplane to pass close enough and then leaps from one plane to the next, grabbing a handle on the wing of the second plane. He suspends himself upside-down under the wing of the plane with painted name "Jersey Ringel" on the side and "JR" on the tail.
U.S. bomber aircraft sinks the German Capitol ship, Ostfriesland under the command of General Billy Mitchell. Aerial views of bomb striking on the German battleship. Bomber dives in over the sinking battleship and drops bombs. Bubbles rise from area in which battleship sank. General Mitchell congratulates men and officers of the bomber group. View of the bomber group at Langley field showing early type of equipment, transportation and uniforms. General Mitchell addresses the men. Tower in the background. General Mitchell stands in front of a group of bomber pilots who sank the German battleship. Officers and airmen pose for a group picture. Hangars in the background.
U.S. bomber aircraft sinks German Capitol ship, Ostfriesland under the command of General Billy Mitchell. 1000 pound bombs strike near the battleship, Ostfriesland. Direct hits on the ship. American Destroyer USS Shawmut gives signal to cease bombing. USS Shawmut underway in sea. Heavy smoke rises from funnel. U.S. Navy C-2 blimp or airship dirigible flies over the Ostfriesland and the Shawmut. U.S. Navy C-2 blimp in the air. Boarding party climbs aboard the "Ostfriesland". Scenes taken from navy blimp as it flies slowly over the bombed battleship. General Mitchell, pilot, and Captain Saint C1air Street come down to note the effect of the bombs. General Mitchell's plane and the SE-5 fly low across the Ostfriesland. Bomb strikes on and near the battleship.
American SE-5s sink the German cruiser "Frankfurt" under the command of General Billy Mitchell. Bomb strikes on and around the vessel. Frankfurt underway in sea. Bombs dropped on and near the ship. Bombs fall near the ship. Direct hit into the center or the ship. Lieutenant Culver makes an emergency landing at sea. Small boat pulls up the SE-5 from the sea. Salvage operations take place. SE-5 is lifted aboard the USS Shawmut. German cruiser Frankfurt sinks.
On life in Kentucky, USA. Man leads a mule with small boy on its back at a farm. Exteriors of the farm house. Family greets them. Female missionary talks to the family about teenage girl's education.
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