Crew work on Howard Hughes' rented Northrop Gamma 2G (NR13761) aircraft, before his speed record setting flight from Chicago to Los Angeles in 1936. View of the Northrop Gamma 2G aircraft from tail. Scene changes to interior of a Chicago restaurant where Howard Hughes is having lunch with a friend. He stands, preparing to exit and fly, with the goal of having dinner in Los Angeles the same day. Airport terminal buildings in background as Hughes pilots the aircraft, and taxis before takeoff. View of the aircraft after take off and in flight overhead. It set a new speed record, reaching Los Angeles in 8 hours and 10 minutes, and traveling at 215 mph.
America's first jet transport takes off from Seattle, Washington. The airplane takes off from a runway. The airplane sets a new transcontinental speed mark with a non-stop flight from Seattle to Baltimore in 3 hours and 48 minutes. High altitude view of an area. The airplane in flight over sea. A ship underway at sea.
The history of aviation. German Dornier Do X passenger aircraft that carried 169 passengers on a single flight on October 10, 1929. The flying boat aircraft taxis in water at Lake Constance in Germany. The airplane is twelve-propeller driven on six engine nacelles. Interior of the aircraft shows a news cameraman taking pictures of people on the maiden flight. The take off of the DoX. The aircraft lands.
Production of Research Safety Vehicle (RSV) mini cars in the United States. NBC Newsman Jim Vance reads the news about a safety car produced by the United States Department of Transportation. He speaks about the features of the car. The RSV car moves along a street. The car on a ramp during a crash test. An airplane parked in the background. Secretary of Transportation Brock Adams talks about the car. He speaks about the technology used in the vehicle. Steering wheel of the RSV car. People look at the car.
An aerial coverage of Nagasaki, Japan to show the atomic bomb damage which occurred during World War II. Aerial views of a harbor area and a river parallel to the Mitsubishi Small Arms Plant and a new air strip. Ships anchored and a bridge over a river. Views of buildings and plants.
Joe Louis wins the world heavyweight boxing championship in Chicago, Illinois. A large crowd and a large number of vehicles are on the road in front of Comiskey Park. Police gathered at the stadium for the bout. Stadium sign : 'Comiskey Park, Home of the White Sox'. Spectators enter into Comiskey Park. View of enthusiastic celebration among a throng of people in Harlem on news that Joe Louis, AKA the Brown Bomber, had defeated James Braddock. Pan view from feet to head of Joseph Louis Barrow (Joe Louis), the heavyweight boxing champion of America, after winning the world championship crown on June 22, 1937 against James J. Braddock (opponent) in round 8 in Chicago. View of James Braddock (nicknamed "Cinderella Man") seated with his family in an interview after he defeated Max Baer for the title, but before the fight with Louis. Braddock asks his son, "Now that Daddy is champ, what do you want him to get for you." His son replies that he'd like a bike. Braddock answers, "A big bicycle" and his son says yes. View of Braddock alone, with a bandage on his left ear. (Audio present at end of clip only during Braddock interview.)
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