Allied gliders in flight in France during World War II 5 days after D-Day. Gliders land, and thereafter are concealed among trees. U.S. Army 9th Division soldiers march forward toward the battle front in France.
Transporters tow two gliders over a field in Aparri, Philippines. Gliders land, American soldiers carrying equipment move across grassy fields. They assemble near the fields. (World War II period).
Glider aircraft in flight at a contest at the Wasserkuppe hill in Germany. Pilot Botsch of the Aviation Group of Darmstad Academy tries to land at the starting point. His monoplane glider circles left and approaches the starting point for landing. An early model convertible car tows two monoplanes.
United States Army Air Force C-47 Skytrain in flight over mountainous terrain in Germany during World War II. The aircraft fly in formation. A C-47 Skytrain pulls two gliders. A number of gliders and C-47s in flight.
Sports photography in the United States. A rock climber with a camera hangs by a rope on a mountain. Rock climbers climb a mountain peak using a rope. A cameraman speaks about rock climbing. Men lower themselves on a mountain with the help of a rope. A cameraman takes out camera from a bag. He places the camera on a tripod. Cameraman shoots the rock climbers. A para glider or powered hang glider in air. Man speaks about the dangers involved in filming extreme sports. A man climbs an ice wall using ice axes and crampons. An extreme skier is seen skiing on a very steep slope in an avalanche prone area. The skier loses his balance, falls, loses his skis, and continues to slide and tumble down the mountain for a great distance, out of control.
Air Mail Service in the United States. Mail trucks at the center of an airfield. Aircraft, including De Havilland DH-4; Boeing Model 40; Curtiss JN-4 Jenny; Travel Air 5000 ; and Ford Ford 5-AT-B trimotor, parked in a circle around the mail trucks. Mail being transferred from a truck into empty front cockpit of a two-place biplane. The side of a truck reads 'Air Mail Service'. A Travel Air 5000 transport (CAA registry C2614, NAT'S No. 16) on the field. Side of the aircraft reads 'Nat U.S. Mail Express'. The aircraft taxis on the field. The aircraft takes off. Early model air mail aircraft in flight over a large city. Orville Wright seated and wearing a tuxedo. Orville Wright posing indoors, and then standing in front of a residence, with three young boys who hold balsa wood model gliders. The boys launch their wood gliders by means of rubber bands, with some help from Wright.
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