An air show in Saint-Germain, France. Crack stunt fliers display their flying skills during the Air Show. A huge crowd of spectators watch the gliders in flight. One of the glider falls to the ground injuring spectators. People stand next to the damaged glider.
Chemical warfare activities of the AEF (American Expeditionary Force) during World War I. Troops of 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Division, American Expeditionary Force in Le Neufour, France. The troops advance under a smoke screen. They run on a dirt road towing artillery. The artillery placed on the ground. 318th Infantry Regiment assembles the artillery. Fire and smoke in the background. Soldiers load and fire artillery.
A United States Army training film about defense against chemical warfare. U.S. soldiers affected by a poisonous gas attack are transported to a base hospital in Chateau-Thierry, France on 15 August ,1918. Gas attack casualties in the AEF (American Expeditionary Force) during World War I. Injured soldiers on stretchers lined up in front of the hospital.
Le mans auto race in Le mans, France. Views of sports race cars. Spectators watch the race. Sports cars on the racing track. Ecurie Ecosse driven by Ron Flockhart wins the race. The team members celebrate the British victory.
Headline of the newspaper 'New York American' reads 'Wright Glides in Air as a Hawk, Flies 2.17 miles in 106 seconds'. Pictures of the Wright Model A Flyer under the headlines. Wright Model A Flyer being readied for flight at the Hunaudieres horse racing track near Le Mans, France. A horse-drawn wagon pulls the flyer into a field. Crew of men pull rope to raise a launching weight in a tower. The plane is catapulted along a rail and into the air, when the men release the weight. Spectators in a grandstand look through binoculars. Louis Bleriot is seen. Views of the Wright plane in flight, where it attained an altitude of 360 feet.
Wilber Wright talks with two Frenchmen in Le Mans France. They appear to be discussing a course of flight, as Wilbur Wright and the Frenchmen gesture with their hands and arms.
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