Representatives of the House Military Affairs Committee inspect the auto-gyro YG-1B (early helicopter like aircraft) in Washington DC, United States. YG-1B takes off, views of YG-1B in flight. Auto-gyro lands, head of the House Military Affairs Committee seated in the rear cockpit in the auto-gyro.
Several B-18 aircraft in flight over snow covered mountains in California. Three B-18 aircraft in flight over Mount Lassen. Interior of an aircraft, pilot and co-pilot seated and hands of pilot on the controls. A motion picture cameraman operating cameras set up in a hatch way of a B-18.
Six B-17 aircraft parked in a row in grassy field at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. A B-17 aircraft taxis and takes off. Five B-17s in flight over land and water. Airplanes in different flight formations.
Mitchell B-25 raid on Tokyo, Japan led by Lt. Colonel James Doolittle. A U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 Mitchell taxis on the deck of USS Hornet (CV-8). A pilot in the cockpit. Crewmen stand around the plane on the deck Insignia of the United States. A crew man gives a signal. A view of the empty deck. The B-25 takes off bound for bombing mission over Tokyo. (World War II period).
Scenes aboard the USS Hornet (CV-8) as the Doolittle Raid begins. B-25 bombers prepare for the raid on Tokyo, Japan. U.S. pilots stand in a group on the deck of USS Hornet . U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 Mitchell on the deck. Insignia of the United States. Pilots in the cockpit of B-25 Mitchells. The planes, heavy with bombs, taxi slowly and take off from the deck, bound for Tokyo. (World War II period).
General activities at Eglin Field show the preparation for the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo. A sign reads 'Headquarters Air Crops Proving Ground, Eglin Field, Florida'. U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 Mitchell bombers parked on the Eglin Air Force Base. Insignia of the United States Army Air Forces. A crewman on a tug. Two pilots talk and one of them drinks. Crewmen stand in a group. U.S. pilot at controls. A propeller rotates. Another pilot looks out from the window of a B-25. Crewmen stand around the B-25 and one of them works under the wing. A pilot in the cockpit. Two crewmen stand near a ladder. A pilot in the cockpit.
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