New United States Army Air Force Curtiss P-40 aircraft being placed on flight line at Curtiss Aircraft company facility in Buffalo, NY (the Buffalo Municipal Airport) during World War II. A new P-40 aircraft being rolled out of the Curtiss hangar. Employees push several new P-40s. The aircraft are seen parked on the ramp.
Scenes of fire fighters battling fire at the Lee Brothers warehouse at 2296 Eighth Avenue at 123rd Street in New York City. The warehouse blazes. Firemen spray water from hoses at the blaze. Two men talk to each other at the site. View of damaged fire fighting equipment, cars, and debris. (FDNY Firemen Elbert Hardman and Nelson Tuite, both of Engine 36 were operating the deckpipe on the 1929 Seagrave hose wagon of Engine 36, when an explosion blew out the top corner of the building front wall. Both fire fighters were killed and the hose wagon was destroyed.) The firemen evacuate casualties and transfer them into ambulance. Thick ice covers the building from freezing temperatures, after the blaze was extinguished. (World War II period).
' Toe dancer exhibits grit in zero walk' shows a toe dancer as she prepares for to walk on her toes in Buffalo, New York. The toe dancer walks a mile and a half on tip of her toes over Grand Island bridge in cold weather.
Interior of the Curtiss airplane factory at Buffalo, New York. World War II P-40 fighter planes are seen in various stages of production on the factory floor. Workers roll out the 2000th P-40 type airplane from the factory. William S. Knudsen, Director General of the Office of Production Management, and other officials walk with Curtiss Company executives. Undersecretary of War, Robert P. Patterson, is also a member of the visiting party. (But he appears only momentarily, in the extreme right edge of the image at time code 00:26, where he is seen wearing a light colored suit, and carrying a large hat.) Director General Knudsen and other officials climb onto the wings of the 2000th P-40 and examine its cockpit. The sequence closes with an overflight of six P-40 airplanes in formation at low altitude, over the factory.
A film on U.S. electric power resources. A steam plant in Buffalo, New York. Exterior of the plant. Work being carried on. Interior of the plant. Machines and equipment in the plant.
A parade in Buffalo, New York. A large crowd of junior birdmen salute United States Army Air Corps pilot Jimmy Doolittle. Jimmy Doolittle on a dais with dignitaries.
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