American aviator Captain Frank M. Hawks lands in Long Island after a record flight in the United States. A Travel Air Mystery S aircraft comes in for landing at Curtis Field in Long Island on August 13, 1930. Aircraft lands and taxis. People gathered around the aircraft. Newsmen interview the pilot Captain Frank M. Hawks. Captain Hawks talks about the speed record set by him during his flight from Los Angeles to Long Island.
The airborne "City of Chicago" airplane circling the Sky Harbor Airport, at Northbrook, Illinois, setting a new flight endurance record. A large number of people gathered at the airport looking skywards. Stinson SM-1 aircraft, known as "Big Ben," flown by their brothers Albert and Walter, refuels City of Chicago in mid air. After refueling is complete, the hose is seen to drop free from the "City of Chicago." One of the Hunter brothers on the nose of "City of Chicago" as he inspects an engine. Civilians look at the sky.
Coverage of a project at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah to determine the most effective means for destroying Japanese-type fortifications. 105mm Howitzer firing at targets into a hillside. Ground fire controllers at radio equipment. United States Army Air Force ( USAAF ) A-26 Invader bomber aircraft fire 11.75 inches Tiny Tim rockets and a USAAF P-47N Thunderbolt fighter aircraft fires 11.75 inches Tiny Tim and 5 inches rockets. Explosions on the ground throw billows of smoke up in the air. Photographs evaluating the results of rocket attacks. Tiny Tim rocket being mounted on P-47N aircraft. (World War II period).
Coverage of a project at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah to determine the most effective means for destroying Japanese-type fortifications. An unexploded Tall Boy (12,000 pound HE bomb) in a target area. The Tall Boy bomb hits a hillside. Smoke rises from the explosions on the hillside. A United States Army Air Force ( USAAF ) B-29 Superfortress bomber and a USAAF B-17F Flying Fortress bomber in flight and bombs fall. A survey team inspects the targets. Explosions at the hillside. (World War II period).
Coverage of a project at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah to determine the most effective means for destroying Japanese-type fortifications. United States Army Air Force ( USAAF ) B-25H Mitchell bomber aircraft equipped with APG-13B radar ranging device parked and taxiing. Two B-25Hs in flight, one fires a 75mm cannon. A survey team evaluates the results of the attack. An aerial view of the B-25H in flight and firing 75mm cannon. (World War II period).
Coverage of project at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah to determine the most effective means for destroying Japanese-type fortifications. A United States Army Air Force ( USAAF ) P-38 Lightening fighter plane drops 500 lb bombs. A bomb explodes in the target area. The P-38 drops two 1000 lb practice bombs on the target and the bombs ricochet on a hillside. An aerial view of P-38s in flight with two 1000 lb bombs, and in a glide pattern. A survey team evaluates the attack results. (World War II period).
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