Hughes H-4 Hercules flying boat,is prepared fot maiden flight. Barrier is removed by engine driven cable and lines are cast off. Crew boards. Crowd assembles to watch. Howard Hughes goes aboard. and access ladder is removed. The flying boat is towed out of its berth.
Aerial view of warships from the U.S. Fleet, anchored in formation in San Francisco harbor. Change of scene to the bridge of the USS Houston, where President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Rear Admiral Claude C. Bloch watch as ships of the Fleet pass in Review. Aerial view of the fleet spread out with sun beginning to set.
Hunting birds in United States. Wild geese and ducks in flight while they migrate. Huntsmen shoot down the birds at Tule Lake. Men hold shot down birds.
United States ship Langley underway as a U.S. Douglas DT seaplane piloted by Lieutenant Commander V.C. Griffin is catapulted from the deck and flies away.
United States ship Langley underway as men on the deck signal flags. Men milling about and talking on the flight deck. A man talks to a pilot on the deck. Naval officers on the deck as they look seawards. Men along the edge of the aircraft carrier as a Vought VE-7SF aircraft comes in for landing. The aircraft floats with tail hook visible and then when the hook catches, the Aircraft noses over into the deck. Sailors run to assist the pilot and aircraft. Another Vought VE-7SF comes in for a landing. It appears successful, but at last moment, it too noses over, and then settles back in normal position. A third VE-7SF comes in for landing and spins sideways as the hook catches. Sailors run to assist the pilot.
Ship arrives into Los Angeles harbor. Albert Einstein waves out of window. Einstein disembarks from ship followed by other passengers. Einstein greeted by crowd. Einstein and his wife get into car. Car pulls away.
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