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U.S. Navy SNC-1 trainers on ramp taxiing and taking off.

U.S. Navy aircraft SNC-1 trainers on ramp in flight line. SNC-1 taxiing and taking off, early in World War 2 period for pilot training.

Location: California United States USA
Date: 1941
Duration: 23 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675039366
Dedication ceremony of New Douglas Blackout Airplane factory.

Shows crowd at dedication of New Douglas Blackout Airplane factory. Hoarding of Defense Plant can be seen on stage. Huge sign over stage says, "Defense Plant. Part of the Arsenal of Democracy." A-20 aircraft lined up in front of factory and crowd looking on. B-19 aircraft flies by. (Early in World War 2 period.)

Location: Long Beach California USA
Date: 1941
Duration: 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675039367
Arthur Starnes making a delayed parachute jump from six miles up in an Army experiment.

Arthur Starnes with parachute bag and loaded with other equipment, puts on oxygen mask and boarding C-45 aircraft. Plane taking off and Arthur Starnes drops from sky for five miles in Army experiment, before opening his parachute late at 1500 feet, and is greeted by his wife and son. The test helps the military to understand conditions for pilots and crews bailing out of military aircraft as U.S. participation in World War 2 nears.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1941
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675039368
Royal Air Force Pilot's graduation exercises at War Eagle Field in California (WW2)

British Royal Air Force Pilots marching and receiving insignia as part of graduation exercises at War Eagle Field in California. AT-6 aircraft takes off. The pilots received training in the United States before returning to the battle front against Germany, early in World War 2.

Location: Lancaster California USA
Date: 1941
Duration: 39 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675039369
Major Stanley Umstead and Army crewmen boarding B-19 bomber aircraft for test flight, early in World War 2

Views of aircraft B-19 and C-47 on ramp. Crewman walking on wings of B-19 and view of landing wheel. Major Stanley Umstead and crewman boarding B-19 and taking off for flight test. Umstead and others in cockpit of the plane and crewman going towards motor repair stations through passage in wings of the aircraft. B-19 flying over Los Angeles accompanied by aircraft P-40C.

Location: Los Angeles California USA
Date: 1941
Duration: 3 min 6 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675039370
Airfield is being constructed at Marston Strip in North Carolina. First use of "Marston Mats."

Views of diesel powered bulldozer leveling off sandy field and pierced steel planking (PSP) laid down by U.S. Army workers to quickly build landing strip at Marston Strip, North Carolina, supporting Camp Hoffman airfield (later renamed Camp Mackall in 1943). A C-47D aircraft landing on the new landing strip. This was the first use of the perforated steel planking, nicknamed "Marston Mats" (or sometimes misspelled "Marsden Mats"), which were widely employed by the U.S. Army in World War 2.

Location: Marston Strip North Carolina USA
Date: 1941
Duration: 31 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675039371
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