New helicopters being tested in the United States. United States XR-8 helicopter lifts off during a test flight. Men look on. A helicopter lifts off from a roof with cars parked on the ground below. A U.S. Air Force helicopter during a test flight comes in and lands. The pilot works on throttles and foot paddle to control the various functions. The pitch control of the helicopter. Propellers of the helicopter rotate. The helicopter lifts off. The pilot works on the throttles.
M2 Carbine fired in the United States. A man holds M1 and M2 Carbine. A lever on M2 that makes it different from the M1. A man fires M2 carbine as he pulls the trigger. Lever being moved forward and M2 is automatically operated. Magazine used for the M2 Carbine. An operating model of M2 Carbine. A lever being fitted on the crank pin. Trigger being squeezed to demonstrate the mechanism of the new M 2 Carbine. A man pulls th lever. Slide of the operating model moves down. Selector being fitted on crank pin. A man demonstrates the automatic and semi automatic mechanism of the M 2 Carbine. A man fires the Carbine. (World War II period).
A long distance walk by the League of Nations from London to Brighton in England. Participants walk down a street as they set off from London for a long distance walk to Brighton. Men walk past the street cars. T.W. Green wins the walk by setting a new record. He covers 51 miles in 8 hours, 2 minutes and 55 seconds. Green being surrounded by people as they greet him on his victory.
A new two seater aircraft in Washington D.C., United States. An aircraft parked in a field as its propellers turn. Another aircraft in flight in background. Officials of Department of Commerce seated in the two seater plane as they examine it. Aircraft taxis, the United States Capitol in the background. Aircraft takes off and in flight.
Swimming meet in Los Angeles , California. Spectators witness the 200 meter women's freestyle event. 16 year old Pokey Watson wins the event as she ties the world record. Participants jump into the pool for the 200 meter men's freestyle. Don Schollander sets a new world record as he wins the event in 1 minute 57 seconds.
A new mechanized mine layer being used at Fort Belvoir in Virginia, United States. United States Army engineers display an automatic mine layer which digs the divot. Man works on a mine and mine being planted automatically. Earth being replaced over the mine by a bulldozer.
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