National Air Olympics in Dayton, Ohio. Shows biplanes stunting and crowd looking on. Aircraft Piper J-3 Cub landing on top of auto.
Chief of Air Corps Ferrying Command Colonel Robert Olds talking to pilots. Shows American planes, Lockheed Hudson taking off and in flight to Canada. Royal Air Force officer examining map. American bomber plane B-24s taking off and flying to England for use by British forces as part of lend-lease program in World War 2. Point of view shot inside cockpit of B-24 aircraft flying low.
Shows test flight of B-17E Flying Fortress aircraft. Aerial views of B-17E in flight
B-17E bomber in flight. Close aerial views of aircraft flying in skies and clouds, soon after its introduction for use by British RAF and the U.S., early in World War 2
Arthur Starnes with parachute bag and loaded with other equipment, puts on oxygen mask and boarding C-45 aircraft. Plane taking off and Arthur Starnes drops from sky for five miles in Army experiment, before opening his parachute late at 1500 feet, and is greeted by his wife and son. The test helps the military to understand conditions for pilots and crews bailing out of military aircraft as U.S. participation in World War 2 nears.
British Royal Air Force Pilots marching and receiving insignia as part of graduation exercises at War Eagle Field in California. AT-6 aircraft takes off. The pilots received training in the United States before returning to the battle front against Germany, early in World War 2.
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