Pilot Jimmy Taylor and army officials inspect a new tailless plane that resembles a bumblebee at Floyd Bennett air field in Brooklyn . Pilots takes off in Bumblebee Plane from airstrip. Shot of Bumblebee flying at high altitude. April 1938.
American aviator Howard Hughes sets a new transport plane mark of 10 1/2 hours non-stop from Atlantic Coast. Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra aircraft piloted by Howard Hughes lands on Floyd Bennett Field in New York City. Lockheed taxis on runway. Lockheed moves into a hangar. Hughes talks to newsmen.
Launch of a 300 ton bridge in Brooklyn, New York. The 300 ton bridge and men at work on the bridge. People gathered for the launch. The bridge being lowered into water and floats. The bridge floating. Buildings in the background.