+"Middleburg Virginia USA" +1936 stock footage and images

American General William D Mitchell speaks on importance of air power and demands the construction of airbase in Alaska.

American General William D Mitchell (aka Billy Mitchell) at a desk in his office in Middleburg, Virginia. General Mitchell points out the loopholes in air support at Long Island for New York. He urges that America must build up its strength in building more bomber aircraft. General Mitchell says that air power is the prime strength of any nation for directly attacking the enemy's key installations. The General demands the construction of an air base in Alaska.