Crowd observe an air show in Tokyo Haneda International Airport. Boeing Stratocruiser in background. Glider is readied for flight. Two lines of men dressed in white uniforms pull ropes. A glider (JA-0015) takes off and climbs to approximately 50 feet and then lands. Aircraft such as the SA-16, B-26, C-46, and C-119 are seen in background. A contestant sits in glider and two men place hook on it.
Shows pilots take off on their gliders from a field in Elmira, New York. Several gliders in flight. Richard C. Dupont in his glider attains 6500 feet and breaks the American record for motor-less aircraft.
The Army Air Forces demonstrate a new method of towing gliders in Dayton Ohio. A tow-bar is used in place of the longer cable. A man attaching tow-bar to glider. Plane takes off towing the glider.
World War II German film (“Arbeitskopie” or “working copy”) showing men lifting a Gotha Go-242 transport glider using a hydraulic jack. The port side of German Go-242 glider front fuselage. Two civilian workers place a large hydraulic jack under the nose of the Go-242 aircraft. They raise the Go-242’s nose section about 5 feet off the ground. Two other civilians place a two-wheel under-carriage under the middle part of aircraft fuselage. View of worker's hands as he attaches wheels to fuselage frame. German soldiers push two side-car motorcycles into rear of aircraft with open half of fuselage. Fuselage drops down and closes as seen from the rear half of aircraft. Interior close ups of the position of two motorcycles with soldiers (possibly paratroopers) sitting in seats. A tractor towing the Go-242 glider on airfield.
A German Gotha Go-242 transport glider banking in flight during World War II. Starboard side of the Go-242 with three spring skids protruding from bottom of fuselage. The Go-242 transport glider makes a wide turn and final approach to land in airfield. The Go-242 makes a smooth landing on snow-covered airfield in Germany. Soldiers opening the fuselage of the transport glider. Soldiers board motorcycle with sidecars and they drive out from the aircraft.
Military vehicles bring large crates containing gliders to Greenham Common, England during World War II. Soldiers open one of the large crates. An M2 Cletrac transports a large crate, passing by a Quonset hut. Soldiers assemble a Waco CG-4 glider. Mechanics work on the fuselage of a Waco CG-4 glider. They carry the cockpit part and attaches it to the fuselage. The men assemble the tail part. Mechanic uses a wrench.
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