View of crowd around aircraft Douglas B-19. B-19's wheel crushes the pavement and men use a big board to let the wheel out. B-19 taxiing out at Santa Monica.
Douglas B-19 aircraft taxiing for test flight and large crowd watching its first test flight. B-19 landing. Major Stanley Umstead, Commander of B-19 crew, walking with others and talking with a cigar in his mouth. (World War 2 era.)
Lieutenant Raymond Morse and other pilots playing football while in training at Moffett Field. Pilots standing near planes in flight line. View of pilots in football gear. Lieutenant Raymond Morse and other pilots playing football. Pilots pushing the wings of a moving plane as part of exercise.
Views of stratosphere cold box at Douglas aircraft Plant, Santa Monica. Shows two men being put on high altitude suits and entering special pressure chamber to test effect of high altitude and temperature on men and equipment, and to learn useful information for supporting crews in bomber aircraft. Men inside the chamber and coming out after testing. (Early in World War 2 period.)
U.S. Navy aircraft SNC-1 trainers on ramp in flight line. SNC-1 taxiing and taking off, early in World War 2 period for pilot training.
Views of aircraft B-19 and C-47 on ramp. Crewman walking on wings of B-19 and view of landing wheel. Major Stanley Umstead and crewman boarding B-19 and taking off for flight test. Umstead and others in cockpit of the plane and crewman going towards motor repair stations through passage in wings of the aircraft. B-19 flying over Los Angeles accompanied by aircraft P-40C.
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