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U.S. Army Air Forces officers confer with General Electric executives about producing America's first turbojet airplane engine

Documentary film 'The Jet Engines' about the develpment of an American jet airplane, with help of the British who provide General Electric Company with a prototype engine developed by British RAF Group Captain Frank Whittle. A B-17 aircraft taxis and takes off from the runway. Vehicles carry U.S. Air Forces officers and civilian engineers to an airfield where a man stands with a gun next to a U.S. Army Air Forces B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft. The visitors look at cargo containers being offloaded from the aircraft. They contain a prototype British Whittle turbojet engine. Scene shifts to meeting of executives of the General Electric Company with U.S. Army Air Forces officers. They look at schematic of the Whittle engine. GE officials commit to building an American turbojet engine to power U.S. Air Forces airplanes.

Location: Lynn Massachusetts USA
Date: 1941, October 4
Duration: 2 min 57 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675063980
U.S. Army Air Forces officers consulting with General Electric executives about manufacture of turbojet airplane engine.

U.S. Air Force officers consulting with General Electric executives about production of an American turbojet airplane engine, a month before receiving a prototype Whittle engine from Great Britain. Workers are selected for the project. Views of the GE plant at Lynn, Massachusetts. Project manager, Donald F. Warner, is seen at the Lynn MA factory discussing modifications from the Whittle design to correct problems with impellers and other parts.Views of affected parts. Person being fingerprinted as part of security actions.

Location: Lynn Massachusetts USA
Date: 1941
Duration: 2 min 12 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675063983
Abandoning West Base during the Byrd Antarctic III Expedition in Antarctica

Dog sleds being used to bring supplies from West Base to the ship, USMS Northstar, in Bay of Whales, Antarctica, as West Base is being abandoned, during the 3rd Byrd Antarctic Expedition. The Barkentine, USS Bear, is seen at the shore, as well. One of the expedition seen skiing down the hill.

Location: Antarctica
Date: 1941, January
Duration: 2 min 44 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675046681
Dog sleds carry men and and supplies being loaded onto a ship, in Antarctica during Byrd's 3rd expedition.

U.S. explorer Richard Byrd's Antarctic III expedition in Antarctica. A man skiing down a snow hill. The ship, USMS Northstar, at the shore in the Bay of Whales. Dog teams pull sleds loaded with supplies from the West Base, which is being abandoned. Supplies are being loaded onto the Northstar by a crane. A tractor tows load.

Location: Antarctica
Date: 1941, January
Duration: 3 min 11 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675046682
Byron Nelson wins the Professional Golfer's Association (PGA) Championship at Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Professional Golfer's Association (PGA) Championship at Hershey, Pennsylvania. Byron Nelson wins the Championship. Golfer plays the match. Audiences walk across the golf course. They cross a small bridge in the course. Golfer strokes the ball with a club. Byron Nelson poses with winner's trophy.

Location: Hershey Pennsylvania USA
Date: 1941, January 2
Duration: 40 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046740
Alice Marble and Helen Jacobs play U.S. women singles finals in the United States.

Alice Marble wins the U.S. singles championship beating Helen Jacobs in the United States. Alice and Helen play in the court. Audience watch the match from stands. Both players shakes hands at the end of the game. Alice poses.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1941, January 2
Duration: 27 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046741
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