A materials testing machine drop tests a float member in a water tank inside a German Aeronautical materials testing laboratory during World War II. Water splashing as the aircraft float drops into the water tank. A German scientist in front of a Klemm Kl 25 light plane. The Klemm Kl 25 with strain being applied to wings and landing gear. The scientist tests the landing gear and wings of the Klemm Kl 25 airplane inside the hangar.
A German Luftwaffe military aircraft parked in front of a weather station in Germany in the late 1930s. A German man releases weather balloon at the weather station. The weather balloon flies away. A German Aeronautical scientist using telescopes to watch weather balloon’s flight. Scientists setting up equipment in garden. A scientist uses a camera to record a propeller running on high speed. A materials scientist pulls out a cross from the ground.
United States Marine Corps trucks parked in the middle of a dirt road in Nevada, United States. Telephone poles and mountains on roadside are seen. A reporter interviews a Marine standing in front of a gun truck. The Marine talks to the reporter holding a microphone. A young Marine manning the gun turret of the gun truck. Camera zooms into the face of the Marine being interviewed by reporter. The Marine walks away after the interview finished. (Vietnam War period.)
President John F. Kennedy attends the United States Air Force Academy Graduation in Colorado Springs, Colorado. An official introduces President Kennedy before the president takes his place in front of the podium. President John F. Kennedy delivers an address to the graduates of the Air Force. (Speech contents: President thanks the Academy for the honorary degree bestowed upon him, discusses his plans for a new civilian aviation program, ensures the graduates of the continued importance of manned aircraft despite increases in automation, and explains that military policy cannot be separated from political or diplomatic decisions.) Cameramen take footage of the president’s speech. Air Force Academy officials and the audience listen to President Kennedy’s graduation speech.
Crowds gathered in front of the United States Air Force One aircraft (VC-137C SAM 26000) after the arrival of United States President John F. Kennedy at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Honor guard holding the flag of the United States. President Kennedy sits in a car with Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), James E. Webb, and Air Force Missile Test Center (AFMTC) Commander Major General Leighton I. Davis. Later astronauts Major Gordon Cooper and Major Gus (Virgil) Grissom in a quick shot brief the President about the Gemini capsule. The car with the president drives away. President Kennedy, wearing sunglasses, stands at the base and looks upward to see the Saturn Rocket. President Kennedy is accompanied by Florida Senator George A. Smathers and aerospace engineer Wernher von Braun. President Kennedy flies by USMC UH-3A helicopter to the U.S. Navy ship USS Observation Island (EAG-154).
Air Force One aircraft (VC-137C SAM 26000) in Andrews Air Force Base near Morningside, Maryland. An air stair is moved to the aircraft. Men bring the body of President John F. Kennedy out of Air Force One, upon its arrival from Texas, following the assassination of President Kennedy. A hearse stops in front of the aircraft. Crowds watch the arrival of President Kennedy’s remains at Andrews Air Force Base. President Kennedy’s casket is loaded into the hearse. The hearse drives away, followed by staff car. Andrews Air Force Base at night. United States Navy personnel facing right. Crowds of journalists at Andrews Air Force Base.
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