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Italian aviator Francesco De Pinedo dies in fiery crash during takeoff in his Bellanca aircraft, the Santa Lucia
Italian aviator, General Francesco de Pinedo, attempts takeoff in his Bellanca airplane, named the Santa Lucia. The Italian flag is painted on the aircraft rudder. The ship is heavily laden with fuel for a solo long-distance flight from Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, New York, to Baghdad, Iraq. The aircraft is seen to wander during the takeoff roll and with loss of control, crashes near a fence alongside the runway. The aircraft breaks into pieces, and with one wing sticking straight up in the air, begins to burn. It is immediately consumed in fire. Vehicles rush to the scene. Hangar number 6, at Floyd Bennett field, can be seen in background, with "Erickson and Remmert, Inc." painted on it. De Pinedo died in the accident.
Date Culture depicting Sayer variety dates being transported in Iraq.
Date Culture in Iraq by the United States Department of Agriculture. Local man climbing palm tree to get the ripe Sayer variety of dates from the palms in Mesopotamia, Iraq. Dates purchased from the natives are transported from the gardens by boat.
U.N. delegates applaud as Premier of Cuba Fidel Castro walks to the lectern and begins a record duration speech in New York.
Premier of Cuba Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz addressing the officials and dignitaries of the United Nations in New York, United States. Clip shows the first few minutes of the speech, which was the longest single speech ever to be delivered to the United Nations, at 269 minutes. Delegates applaud as Castro walks to the lectern to address the 872nd plenary meeting of the General Assembly on 26 September 1960. Castro addresses the officials. He begins his record speech, by saying, ironically, (translated), "Although it has been said that we speak at great length, don't worry, you may rest assured that we shall endeavor to be brief and to put before you what we consider it our duty to say."
Workers grade and pack dates, and participate in war dance.
Arab women in shed grade and pack the dates. Roller slides used for moving date boxes. Testing machine for packing seeded dates. Dates are pressed into a solid pack with the help of another date press. Nailing tops on boxes. Workers give expression to their gaiety in an Arab war dance.
Workers on camels transport dates to Persia and Arabian Desert.
Workers on camels transport dates to Persia and Arabian Desert. Arab local lifting water from 'charad' (a native water lift) with the help of a cow. Workers cultivate date garden and cut date offshoots in Basra. Packing offshoots for shipment to the United States Department of Agriculture.
United States Coast Guard patrols the sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia as Operation Desert Storm begins.
Highlights the role of United States Coast Guard in Operation Desert Storm, Saudi Arabia. Tanks and planes take off during early hours of 17th January 1991 to attack Iraq and Operation Desert Storm gets underway. Newspaper headline reads, "WAR! Forces Launch Attack on Iraq" President George H W Bush in his address explains the need and importance of military action against Iraq. United States Coast Guards on board a patrol boat underway at sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm. Men send messages on wireless. A man at a gun on board a boat. BM2 Joe Gosh and PS1 Jim Cudney state the preparedness for the war.
