Damaged American gliders at a field in Aparri, Philippines. United States 11th Airborne Division paratroopers advance across grassy fields and roads.
Aviator Russell Holderman sets a world record for looping-the-loop in a glider at Leroy. He executes thirty-five turns in his motor less craft in seven minutes and forty-five seconds. Huge crowd gathers to watch him. A man uses binoculars to watch him. Russell Holderman lands after setting the world record.
A film on the development of air power of the United States. Five United States Army Air Service Martin MB-1 bombers in a formation flight. Wilbur Wright talks to two men. The flight of an early model glider down the side of a hill in Europe. A group of spectators watch the flight.
Demonstration of the capabilities of the small snow vehicle, Weasel in the United States. Weasel is carried aboard a glider. Gilders take off. Weasel is dropped by parachute from a plane. It is ready to move for action as it lands. It travels over snow and rough terrain. Half track vehicle on snow covered land. Interior: Weasels are being improved. Weasel is driven on snow covered land with its new features like stable tracks and cargo body.
Early history and developments in the field of aviation in the United States. Past events show glider of Orville and Wilbur Wright flying aloft down a hillside in the early 1900s. Mountains in the background. Next scene, some years later, shows a formation of Curtiss JN-4 biplane aircraft.
U.S. aircraft in Germany during World War II. U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 Skytrains tow USAAF Waco CG-4A gliders. Aircraft in flight overhead.
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