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Career of U.S. Air Force General Hap Arnold. The 1930s.

New B-10 bombers taxi and take off. Under command of Lieutenant Colonel Henry (Hap) Arnold, a contingent of B-10s undertakes a long range mission from Washington, DC, to Fairbanks, Alaska. Aircraft and crews seen in heavy snow and cold in Alaska. Upon return to Washington, Arnold receives the MacKay trophy.

Location: Alaska USA
Date: 1934
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675042991
Looking across Gastineau Channel at Juneau, the capitol city of Alaska.

View from Douglas Island looking across Gastineau Channel at the city of Juneau nestled at the foot of Mount Juneau (left) and Mount Roberts (right). At the time (1954) Juneau was the Capital of the Territory of Alaska. (Note: Gastineau Channel is a part of the "Inside Passage" of SE Alaska, a naturally protected waterway of the North Pacific Ocean.)

Location: Juneau Alaska USA
Date: 1954, January 20
Duration: 30 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675034988
View of typical Alaskan houses with flower and vegetable gardens in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Alaskan scenes recorded by photographer with the 1934 USAAC Alaska Flight. Typical Alaskan houses with plants around them. Flower and vegetable gardens. View from vehicle moving along dirt road with small evergreen trees on the sides. A man standing by U.S. Post box, where sign identifies office of Billy Root's Midnight Sun Transportation Company and reads: "for information just step inside and ask MAX."

Location: Alaska USA
Date: 1934
Duration: 1 min 13 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064915
U.S. Army Air Corps airplanes and crews preparing for Alaskan Flight in 1934

Slate lists planned flight legs of U.S. Army Air Corps aircraft as: Washington DC to Edmonton, Alberta; Fairbanks Alaska to Seattle Washington; and Washington DC to San Diego California. Another slate explains that under command of Lieutenant Colonel H.H. Arnold,ten B-12 bombers demonstrate their capabilities in an 18,000 mile flight. Lt. Col Henry H. Arnold, U.S. Army Air Corps, stands in front of a large map on which planned flights are charted. Sign behind him identifies "Engineering Office," at Patterson Field. Arnold uses pointer to show the routings to another officer who has joined him. The next sequence shows Arnold describing the flight plans to more participants, using more charts. Camera pans across ten assembled Army personnel. Lt. Col. Arnold poses with 15 aviators in front of a YB-12 bomber (displaying air intake on port side of engine). Camera pans over eighteen mechanics and ground crewmen posed in front of the bomber. Symbol of eagle superimposed over map of alaska, is painted on side of forward fuselage. Arnold discussing the mission with Army officers and civilian officials, as they walk past a YB-10 (with air intakes atop the cowlings). Camera pans across Patterson field ramp, where officials, automobiles, YB-10 aircraft, and local civilian workers, including several women, are seen. Crew chief seen refueling a YB-10 with long hose from an underground fuel tank installed at edge of the ramp.

Location: Ohio United States USA
Date: 1934
Duration: 2 min 19 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064900
Lieutenant Colonel Henry (Hap) Arnold and Major Royce plan photo-mapping mission to be flown out of Anchorage Alaska

YB-10 aircraft and crews, of the U.S. Army Air Corps 1934 Alaska Flight, preparing to depart Fairbanks for Anchorage, where they will fly a photo-mapping mission. Crew members around their B-10s. A USAAC Stearman model 75 parked at the field. Man uses a tractor to pull a dolly loaded with 55 gallon drums of fuel for the aircraft. Darkened tents set up inside a hangar to facilitate loading of unexposed film into aerial mapping cameras. Closeup of soldier placing roll of film into one of the cameras, and winding it into position for picture-taking. Lieutenant Colonel Henry (Hap) Arnold and Major Ralph Royce, discussing a large wall map of the areas to be photographed. Chart of the planned formation of five mapping camera planes at 8 mile horizontal separation, covering a strip of 60 miles width, from altitude of 16 thousand feet. The photo-mapping path from Anchorage being pointed out on the large wall map.

Location: Fairbanks Alaska USA
Date: 1934
Duration: 1 min 57 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064918
Bus pulls out onto street at Anchorage Bus station, Alaska. Serviceman arrives home at base housing

Bus pulls out onto street at Anchorage Bus station, Alaska. Next seen is living quarters and housing units for military personnel in Anchorage. U.S. military serviceman coming come drives a 1953 or 1954 Chevrolet Bel Air sedan 4 door car in neighborhood. He arrives in front of a housing building. Family members come out to greet him before they head into housing.

Location: Anchorage Alaska USA
Date: 1954, May 28
Duration: 1 min 10 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675035026
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