Curtiss military aircraft being demonstrated during World War 2. Large number of Army Air forces Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk airplanes seen in flights of three, each. They fire their machine guns (two nose-mounted and two in each wing). Next, about 15 or more are seen in loose formation. A group of U.S. Army officers, seated at a stand on the banks of a waterway, watch as a group of P-40s fly past, at low altitude. Small boats are seen in the water near pilings and a decrepit dock. A large, loose formation of P-40s flies past, in flights of three, stacked vertically. (At this point sound of the aircraft can be heard.) Two more large formations of P-40s fly past. Then individual P-40s are seen following one another at large intervals. They fly low over the camera site. Scene changes to P-40s flying over a Curtiss Aircraft factory building. Curtiss aircraft company workers stand outside the building to watch the show. some P-40s fly past low, in close formation. Six P-40s fly past at altitude in vertical stacked formation. Two flights of three, pass directly overhead. The P-40s in Two flights, separate and fly away individually, imitating fighter dog-fighting tactics. Large view of American flag, with series of P-40s flying past, behind it.
USS Akron in flight over the west coast of the United States. The dirigible in flight. 'US Navy' written on the dirigible. Aerial view of a target area. A small airplane inside the dirigible. Men work on the airplane. The airplane hooks onto a hook-on device. The airplane drops off the dirigible. Men watch.
USS Akron dirigible airship in flight over the west coast of the United States. The control tower of USS Akron. U.S. Army soldiers at the controls of the dirigible. An officer stands nearby. Mail bags stacked aboard the dirigible. A cook roasts chicken in the galley. Stove and cooking utensils. Men peel onions and potatoes. Men seated at a table eat food.
The US Navy airship USS Akron in flight over the west coast of the United States. Men walk along a catwalk. A man shaves. A man works on an engine.
USS Akron in flight over the west coast of the United States. The dirigible in flight over land and in the clouds. The airship passes over a river and a mountainous area
USS Akron in flight over the west coast of the United States. A mess cook prepares food in a galley. Men walk along the catwalk in the dirigible. A man works on the engine of the airship. The control room of the airship. Men at the controls. An officer stands nearby. Men peeling potatoes in the galley.
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