United States Navy aircraft F-14A Tomcat parked on the edge of the flight deck on board super carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) in Pacific Ocean. US-3A takes off. Chicago guided missile cruiser is seen at the sea. United States Navy A-6B,F-14 Tomcat and F-8B take off aboard the carrier USS Kitty Hawk.
A USAF F-4C aircraft makes long low approach and landing, with use of drogue chute at Ubon Royal Thai Airbase, in Thailand. during the Vietnam War. Next a two-seater training version of CAC Sabre aircraft from 79 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, is seen taxing beside the active runway. Pilot is in front cockpit only. A U.S. Air Force Kaman HH-43F Huskie (K-600) helicopter is seen carrying cargo underneath in a sling. It is passed by a fire truck moving near the active runwy. Final scene shows a McDonald F-101 Voodoo aircraft landing.
Confederate Air Force showing historical aircraft at an air show (Airsho '76) in Harlingen Texas. United States fighter planes of World War II in show. B-17 and B-24 bomber planes in flight. Formation of three B-25 planes. Lead B-25 (tan) is the "Laden Maiden," one of many aircraft owned by John Stokes and flown down from San Marcos, Texas, to support Airsho '76. Formation consisting of F4U Corsair and F6F Hellcat in flight. B-29 Superfortress in flight piloted by Paul Tibbets drops a simulated atomic bomb complete with mushroom cloud. Tibbets was the pilot of the Enola Gay that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima Japan. Following this air show, the U.S. government apologized to Japan for the re-enacted bombing. P-38 Lightning and P-47 Thunderbolt taxiing. B-17 and B-24 bomber planes landing and taxiing, including "Texas Rangers" and "Diamond Lil," the latter carrying a full "crew" looking out as the aircraft taxis past.
A Royal Air Force (R.A.F.) Show in England. The Royal Air Force passes in Coronation Review for the newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II. R.A.F flyers march. R.A.F. aircraft on airfield for inspection by Queen Elizabeth. RAF aircraft fly overhead in formation, including Lincoln Bombers, Meteor Fighters, English Electric Canberra Jet Bombers, and a Handley Page Victor Jet Bomber which had been top secret until the occasion. An aerial view of the Victor Jet Bomber is also seen.
Scenes from the Democratic National Convention of 1960. People gathered outside the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. Delegates inside the convention hall carry banners in support of Lyndon Johnson. Others carry banners for John F. Kennedy. Governor Orville L. Freeman speaks at the podium and proposes Senator John F. Kennedy as the nominee, then Senator Eugene McCarthy puts forward Adlai Stevenson II for nominee. Eleanor Roosevelt also appears at the podium in support of Adlai Stevenson. The voting results are announced, and John F. Kennedy wins in a landslide. Kennedy delivers a speech thanking the delegates for their support and expressing hope that he will live up to their expectations as the Presidential election nears.
An International Air Show in Munich, Germany. A boy looking upward at the air show. Formation of German Luftwaffe T-33 aircraft in flight with iron cross symbol on fuselage (post World War 2). American (USAF Skyblazers) F-100 Sabre aircraft in formation. Next, aerial views of the Italian "Getti Tonanti" aircraft team is seen as they perform aerobatics in their Republic f-84f thunderstreak aircraft. Pilot point of view (POV) from inside cockpit of aircraft as it does a complete roll. French Dassault Mystère fighter aircraft (MD.452 Mystère) perform stunts as they leave vapor trails behind. Woman wearing scarf on her hair looks up at the show.
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