The history of the famous airplanes. A tractor pulls up a trailer to the front of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, United States. Wings of the Spirit of St. Louis aircraft on the trailer. Army personnel lift the wing section from the trailer and carry it into the building. The fuselage section is moved into the institute. The nose section and the engine of the Spirit of St. Louis. Interior of the institute shows the Spirit of St. Louis being raised off the floor. The aircraft hangs suspended in the institute. Past events show American aviator Colonel Charles Lindbergh standing beside the nose section of the airplane.
Autogyro (early helicopter) flies over monuments in Washington DC. H F Pitcairn sits in the cockpit of autogyro. The autogyro with whirling wings for lifting power taxis on runway in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. The autogyro takes off from airfield. The autogyro flies over Lincoln Memorial (Memorial Bridge visible behind spanning the Potomac River), Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol building in Washington DC
Landing of aircraft with two cylinder 36 horse power motor in Washington DC. An aircraft taxis on the airfield. The aircraft taxis past the hangar. Pilot Brooks disembarks the aircraft. Men watch the aircraft. Speedometer and fuel indicator in the cockpit. Men stand behind the parked aircraft.
Aviator Charles Lindbergh being acclaimed in Washington D.C., United States upon his return to the United States, following his historic solo transatlantic aircraft flight from New York to Paris. Charles Lindbergh disembarks from the U.S. Navy Cruiser, USS Memphis (CL-13). Avenue, Washington D.C. Lindbergh and his mother, in an open car, with military escort. Their car is surrounded by newsmen and photographers, and guarded by several U.S. Army soldiers. View of Pennsylvania Avenue looking towards the Capitol. A military color guard marches across the avenue. Spectators line the sidewalks. The Lindbergh car moves along Pennsylvania Avenue. Sign on building reads: "Colonial Ice Cream." Mounted cavalry follow the car. View from above of a huge crowd in an open area. Scenes from Lindbergh's arrival in New York City, on June 13, 1927. He rides in an open car, from the Battery, in downtown, Manhattan, escorted by mounted policemen. People rush all around his car and ticker tape and confetti fill the air in a ticker tape parade.