The history of aviation. Aircraft parked on an airfield in France. Wilbur Wright adjusts a transporting wheel on the airplane. He places the wheel beneath a wing and attaches it by the means of a strap. A horse and two wheel cart to which the rope is attached, pulls the Wright aircraft across the airfield. Two men pull the propellers through on the Wright aircraft. Wilbur Wright in the background making adjustments upon the aircraft motor. Men check the launching rail. The aircraft is moved into position on the launching rail. Men pull weight up to the top of a launching tower. Wright aircraft demonstration in France in 1908. Spectators attend the demonstration. They include military and civilian men and women.
Aviation activities in France during World War I. A group of six officers examines a photograph. The officers include American officers Lieutenant J. P. Harmon, Lt. John S. Beekley and Lt. R. T. Maddock and Frenchman Captain DeSaint Cerau. Several buildings in the background. American Expeditionary Force Chief Intelligence Officer Major A. L. James talks with Squadron Commander of the 3rd Pursuit Flight Maj. William Thaw. The officers seated at a table in a sidewalk cafe. A large group of soldiers inspects a crashed French aircraft near Nixeville in Meuse, France. French ground crewmen work on a crash-landed Spad 11.
American troops arrive in France during World War I. United States (Yank) troops on trains as they wave. Troop ship convoy underway at sea. Smoke rises from a chimney. Ships land in France. Troops disembark from the ships. Large gathering of troops. American troops march with rifles. One soldiers holds U.S. flag in march. American soldiers being greeted by John Joseph Pershing, General of the U.S. Armies.
Allied troops advance in France during World War I. Two generals talk to each other. Allied troops march with a U.S. flag. Soldiers stand at attention and salute. U.S. General John J. Pershing and another officer review troops. Night Combat: Allied soldiers fire artillery. Map of France. LInes of weary German soldiers marching in formation. Explosion rises. Soldiers fire from trenches. Smoke rises. Soldiers move into action. One soldier moves out from a fox hole. Tanks firing during battle. Dead soldier lying on ground..
Allied soldiers advance in France during World War I. Animated map of France showing Cantigny. Allied soldiers load shells into an artillery. They fire artillery. Explosion and smoke rise in the background. Grassland, troops move in the background. Soldiers walk with military gear in the foreground.
Allied soldiers advance in France during World War I. Animated map of Soissons, Rheims and Chateau-Thierry in France. Artillery being fired. Allied soldiers in a trench as they move out into action. Camouflaged soldiers move on a field. Soldiers run. Explosions occur in the background. Cannon being fired. Troops advance on an open filed. Explosions occur on an open field.
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