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De Bothezat helicopter being tested at McCook Field in Dayton, Ohio

The De Bothezat helicopter built by George de Bothezat. The quadrotor aircraft being tested at McCook Field in Dayton, Ohio, United States. The DeBothezat rotorcraft with four huge rotor blades lifts off, hovers and touches the ground several times.

Location: Dayton Ohio USA
Date: 1923
Duration: 1 min 22 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675038466
De Bothezat helicopter being tested during its development at the engineering division of McCook Field in Dayton,Ohio

Shows the rotor blade for the de Bothezat helicopter being tested during its development at the engineering division of McCook Field in Dayton,Ohio. Inventor George de Bothezat was hired by the U.S. Army Air Service in 1921 to produce a helicopter. This footage shows various tests being conducted: First a test of the " plane radical lifting screw ". The rotor is seen moving at high speed and lifting the front of the cart to which it is anchored. Second is a test showing the pitch variation mechanism. Next sequence show U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel J.E. Fechet, Major T.H. Bane, and the inventor of the helicopter George deBothezat discussing with each other. De Bothezat points to the aircraft mechanism as he talks to the officers. De Bothezat and four Army officers sit in the helicopter to test the lift capability. The rotor rotates and lifts the front end of the cart with the 5 men seated in it, absorbing 30 horsepower.

Location: Dayton Ohio USA
Date: 1921, July 24
Duration: 3 min 43 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675038468
De Bothezat helicopter being tested during its development at the engineering division of McCook field in Dayton,Ohio

General Mason M. Patrick,Chief of Air Service inspects De Bothezat helicopter during its development at engineering division of McCook field in Dayton, Ohio. Brigadier General William "Billy" Mitchell also takes a look at the helicopter. Russian immigrant George De Bothezat, the inventor of the helicopter, speaks to the officers. Two lift tests are shown with one lifting 1000 pounds and the other lifting 3500 pounds at 160 horsepower.

Location: Dayton Ohio USA
Date: 1922
Duration: 2 min 33 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675038469
De Bothezat "flying octopus" helicopter being tested at the engineering division of McCook field in Dayton,Ohio

Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover (not pictured) inspects De Bothezat helicopter at engineering division of McCook field in Dayton,Ohio. Dr. George De Bothezat sits in the pilot seat and lifts off in the helicopter sometimes called the Jerome-de Bothezat Flying Octopus, with four rotors, built for the U.S. Army Air Service. It hovers a few inches above the ground. Men stand on all sides of it to help stabilize it. Assistant to George de Bothezat, Mr. Eremeff pilots the helicopter in another test.

Location: Dayton Ohio USA
Date: 1922
Duration: 2 min 13 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675038470
U.S. officer explains Successful German invasion of France ending with Allies trapped at Dunkirk in World war II

With the help of an animated wall-size map, an American Army Lieutenant Colonel intelligence officer explains details of the German successful breakthough to France during May, 1940, in World War 2. The map depicts the opposing German and Allied lines after the German advances through Belgium and the low countries, and the officer shows their surprise assault through the Ardennes, across the Meuse River and into France, where they shattered the French 9th Army. The map is animated and illustrates as the Officer narrates the events, which end with the successful advance across France to the port of Abbeville, on the Somme River. The subsequent German operations forced British and French forces into an untenable position backed to the English Channel at Dunkirk, France.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1940, May
Duration: 3 min 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675038490
Cars pass by a street in Magnolia village neighborhood of Seattle, Washington

A mild flow of vehicle traffic at a street in Magnolia village of Seattle, Washington. Shell gas station in background and cars parked on both the sides of the road. A rotating Shell signage is seen on the street. Vehicles move past the shops. GG's Broiler Restaurant is seen.

Location: Seattle Washington USA
Date: 1968, June 28
Duration: 1 min 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038528
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