Celebration of the 38th anniversary of the U.S. Army Air Forces, dating back to establishment of the Aeronautical Section of the U.S. Army Signal Corps, in 1907. Airmen of the Army Air Forces march in formation on the flight line at Wright Field in Dayton,Ohio. Aviation pioneer, Orville Wright, is seen in the reviewing stand. A color guard marches past the the reviewing stand. A 4-engine German Junkers JU-290 transport aircraft is seen parked on the field. (It arrived on July 31, 1945, after being flown to Wright Field from Europe, by U.S. Air Forces Colonel Harold E. Watson and co-pilot Captain Fred McIntosh,who were delivering it to Air Technical Intelligence Headquarters.) The crew of the JU-290 (named "Alles Kaputt") pose in front of it. Colonel Watson, is seen holding a Dachshund dog. The JU-290 takes off on a demonstration flight. A new U.S. P-80 "Shooting Star" jet airplane (serial number 44-84995) is rolled out for all to see. It takes off in a demonstration flight. (Late in World War 2.)
Wounded American soldiers land at La Guardia airport in New York from Europe during World War II. Wounded soldiers lay on stretchers in a plane. Wounded being brought on stretchers and placed in a plane. Plane in flight. Relatives wait at the airport. Wounded being brought to ground. Relatives meet and embrace soldiers.
War damaged buildings of Berlin, Germany after the end of World War II. Men passes by damaged buildings. The Hotel Kaiserhof in Mohrenstraße, the Reichstag, and Hitler's Chancellory in ruins. People observe the damage inside the Reichstag. Burnt chair in a building. Soldiers check ruins as they find uniform of a soldier in ruin. A German soldier makes faces.
Byron Nelson wins George Mays All American Open Golf Championship at Tam O'Shanter golf course, Chicago. Nelson makes a stroke. People in a course watch the game. People walk after the stroke is made. Nelson continues the game. His co players shakes hand with him at the end of the game. Spectators sit in a stand.
Executive Mansion of White House being refurnished in Washington D.C. Executive Mansion of White House. Men work on wooden frame outside the building. They climb up stairs. Man writes one on a wall with a paint brush. Man hammers a wall to break. Men takes out furniture from the mansion. Date carved on a stone.
A novel sled propelled by rockets being tested at Muroc Air Force Base (Edwards Air Force Base) in California. Sled on track. Man stands besides tracks. Driver wears safety jacket and gets into a sled. Man closes door of the sled. Sled runs on tracks. Driver of sled smiles.
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