The Abraham Lincoln Memorial (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20002) in Washington DC. Views of the Abraham Lincoln Memorial. The sculpture of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, inside the Lincoln Memorial.
Headline of the newspaper 'New York American' reads 'Wright Glides in Air as a Hawk, Flies 2.17 miles in 106 seconds'. Pictures of the Wright Model A Flyer under the headlines. Wright Model A Flyer being readied for flight at the Hunaudieres horse racing track near Le Mans, France. A horse-drawn wagon pulls the flyer into a field. Crew of men pull rope to raise a launching weight in a tower. The plane is catapulted along a rail and into the air, when the men release the weight. Spectators in a grandstand look through binoculars. Louis Bleriot is seen. Views of the Wright plane in flight, where it attained an altitude of 360 feet.
A flight of three U.S. Navy TBF Avenger aircraft from VT-15 on USS Essex are seen in formation flight in the Pacific theater during World War 2. (Note: sequence ends with extraneous narration and glimpse of bomb burst at night over German target in World War II, Europe.)
U.S. Army Air Force Major General Curtis Lemay, a civilian, and a four-star Air Force General (Barney McKinney Giles?) check their watches as they wait to formally accept the one thousandth B-29 aircraft from the Boeing Wichita, Kansas manufacturing plant during World War 2. Many persons from news media are seen with microphones set up at edge of ramp. Large crowd is gathered but only the edge of crowd is seen. The awaited B-29 taxis slowly toward the assembly after production completion and parks with engines running.
United States soldiers in Koga, Japan during World War 2. Pedestrians in a street in Koga. United States Army jeeps move through the street. Children follow the Army jeeps. Children look on as jeep comes to a stop. A young American soldier with a box of candies climb on top of a jeep. Children clamor to the young American soldier as he distributes candies. Children crowded around the jeep and stretch out their hands for a candy.
Children receive candies from an American soldier in Koga, Japan during World War 2. From a jeep, a young American soldier hands over a piece of candy to a Japanese baby. The Japanese father smiles as his baby receives a piece of candy. The father feeds his baby with a piece of candy. Japanese children crowd the jeep of American soldier distributing candies. Japanese children stretch their hands as the American soldier distribute candies. Soldier throws candies at children. Children mobbing the young soldier for candies.
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