First public test flight of a vertical takeoff plane of the U.S. Army in California. People near a vertical takeoff plane. The pilot, Lou Everett, enters the plane. Close view of the wings of the plane. The plane rises vertically in the air and then flies away. People look as smoke rises from the distance where the plane has crashed. A rescue truck moves towards it. Wreckage of the crashed plane.
Rose Bowl college football game between Tulane (Green Wave) and the University of Southern California (USC) Trojans. Game in progress. Crowd watches. Trojans over Tulane in a 21-12 defeat. In the final quarter Don Zimmerman drops a pass into Jerry Dalrymple's hands for a score and follows it closely with another touchdown over a similar route.
Passengers board a Ford Trimotor plane in Kingman, Arizona, to continue a trip across the United States. Interior view of Trimotor passenger compartment. Plane flies over Colorado River and aerial view of the river is seen. A map shows route from Kingman to Los Angeles. Plane flies over Mojave desert and death valley, and aerial views of each are shown as seen from the aircraft. View of the Trimotor in the air with Mount Wilson observatory behind. Aerial view of Los Angeles. A man at Los Angeles airport announces the arrival of Ford Trimotor over a megaphone. Plane lands and taxis to the terminal. Passengers deplane from the craft and Jack Maddux and Amelia Earhart greet the passengers. Map of United States, a train, a plane and Charles Lindbergh.
An introduction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington DC. Aircraft in flight. Dramatization of mid-air explosion of aircraft by a criminal intending to collect on insurance. Newspaper headlines read 'Youth Confesses United bombings', 'Graham gets Death' regarding the case of John Gilbert Graham in 1951 who was convicted of crime in blowing up an aircraft in an attempt to collect insurance. Still photo depicts a hijacker of an aircraft or a "skyjacker" attempting to take over an aircraft with pilot in cockpit. Still photos depict work of FBI on various civil rights cases. Newspaper headlines read 'FBI presses hunt for King suspects', 'FBI arrests Georgians in Shotgun Slaying'. The first Director of FBI John Edgar Hoover speaks into a microphone during the Freedom Foundation Award ceremony in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Dramatized scenes of crimes involving the FBI: A house explodes. A reenactment shows a sniper on a rooftop shooting at police officers as they approach a house.
Loading of the USS Valley Forge (CV-45) in San Diego, California. Valley Forge departs as her center part is visible. Wives of the sailors wave goodbye. Stern of the ship as she leaves the quay wall. It turns into a stream.
USS Valley Forge (CV-45) comes into San Diego channel in California. A saluting battery off North Island in the foreground. Helicopters hover over the ship. Valley Forge in the channel framed by a gunner and the saluting battery.
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