A French airfield, in World War 1. Escadrille of French Officers, pilots, and American observers (some from the A.E.F. 42nd Infantry, Rainbow Division) pose in front of a Spad biplane on May 25, 1918, in Viefvillers, France. An American flag has been affixed to one of the wing struts of the plane. Front View of a large French Letord twin engine biplane used for armed reconnaissance and photography, parked on a grass field in France. A soldier turns one of its curved propellers.Fliers occupy pilot and gunner positions. Tents seen in background.
Evolution of United States Air Force uniforms in the United States. A pilot in a partial pressure suit and a helmet puts on a parachute. He gets into the cockpit of a United States Air Force Lockheed F-104 Starfighter aircraft. Another officer on a ladder helps him to connect an oxygen pipe. The pilot closes the canopy.
Evolution of United States Air Force uniforms in the United States. A pilot in a partial pressure suit and a helmet does a preflight checking of a United States Air Force Lockheed F-104 Starfighter aircraft. He puts on a parachute. An officer pushes a ladder towards the aircraft and opens the canopy. The pilot climbs into the cockpit.
U.S. President John F. Kennedy gives a speech on nuclear tests in the United States, in the wake of recent Soviet nuclear tests, during the cold war arms race. Kennedy seated at a platform. He speaks over a microphone. A U.S. flag in the background. He speaks about the development of the nuclear weapons for the defense of the nation. He also talks that the U.S. will conduct nuclear tests if necessary for defense, in light of recent nuclear tests conducted by the Soviet Union.
Former President of the U.S. Harry S. Truman visits White House in Washington D.C., United States. The White House building. Truman and Bess Truman get off from a car. U.S. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy welcome them. The White House staff greets them. Truman's daughter Margaret Truman meets her father former President of the U.S. Mrs. Kennedy escorts Mrs. Truman. Kennedy, Truman, First Lady and Mrs Truman stand together and the White House staff in the background.
U.S. President John F. Kennedy congratulates the first American to orbit the earth Colonel John Herschel Glenn Jr at the White House in Washington D.C., United States The President stands at a podium and speaks over a microphone. Glenn and other officials stand at a platform. A U.S. flag in the background. Kennedy congratulates Glenn and presents him a medal. Colonel Glenn with his wife Annie Glenn and children.
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