Pilots assembled in room, plan route for round the globe flight in United States. Officers and pilots in a room hold a model of a plane and discuss about it. They mark places on the globe. President Calvin Coolidge wishes aviators a safe journey. In Santa Monica, California, crews prepare for the departure on the first leg of their journey to Sacramento. Mrs Martin, wife of Commander Christens near the airplane. Other pilots stand nearby her. Major Martin places his luggage aboard. Farewell lunch to the pilots. Pilots service the planes. Map shows the places in which the pilots will fly. Planes fly to Sacramento. Mayor Elkins of Sacramento welcomes the aviators and crew. He wishes them good luck on the remainder of their journey.
Pilots prepare for the second lap of globe flight in United States. The airplanes leaves Mather field for Seattle. People gather to bid them good bye. A large crowd gathers at the field. Airplanes fly in the sky. High altitude view of the field. The plane crosses Columbia River. It crosses Mount Shasta. It flies over Sand Point, Seattle. The plane lands in water at the Canadian Territory. People gather to greet the pilots. They receive British colors and memorial souvenir of Prince Rupert.
A parachute lowers a disabled airplane on the field in Detroit. An airplane on the field. Men stand near the airplane. A man places a parachute aboard the biplane. Pilot in the cockpit. He talks to another man. The plane takes off. The biplane goes into spin. The parachute opens and the plane descends on the earth.
Rocket glider pilot drops from hot air balloon in Aurora, Illinois. Pilot William G. Swan with a rocket propelled glider and balloon in a field. People gather to watch the flight. The balloon ascends, carrying the pilot and his glider aloft. At a considerable height, the pilot lights rockets on the glider, releases from the balloon, and glides back to earth. The remnants of the balloon narrowly miss the glider as it lands. Pilot Bill Swan is interviewed after successful flight.
Parachute saves an airplane in Detroit, Michigan. An airplane flies in the sky. Pilot Vance Breese in the plane. The plane descends to earth through a parachute. People gather to watch the parachute and the plane.
Boeing 221 Monomail airplane flies for fast U.S. Postal Service mail delivery in Seattle, Washington. With an all metal body, and retractable landing gear, the Monomail aircraft is seen being loaded with U.S. Mail through 3 top hatches. It takes off and flies in the sky, driven by its 575 horsepower engine.
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