VNAF helicopter pilots at Ton Son Nhut Airport. They bid farewell to families and friends inside airport terminal. Officials check boarding passes at terminal gate. Bags of VNAF candidates are also inspected. They board plane. American commercial airplanes, namely Seaboard World and Airlift, taxi down runway and take off. A plane in flight is shown. Ton Son Nhut Airport terminal building appears with flags flying at terminal entrance.
A Czech jet boat, designed by Ludvik Ocenasek ,operating only on jets, without steering rudder or propeller. Water jets are attached to the side of the speed boat. The boat moves at a high speed and is completely maneuverable. Brief view of "space rockets" that American Robert Condit believes could "fly to Venus."
Several views of preparations for the 10th test of a four nozzle (Vierstaber) rocket at Klaus Riedel's farm in Germany. Refueling the rocket. A young man standing with pieces of the rocket that exploded during the test. Change to another test, the first test of the Vierstabers rockets,on Lindwerder Island in Lake Tegel, Berlin, on July 14, 1933. The rocket set up for launch and being refueled. Lake Tegel in background. People gathered around it during refueling. Dense clouds of condensation around the rocket. The rocket is launched and rises high into the sky before falling into the lake with a splash. View of the rocket upside down in shallow waters of the lake.
A contingent of French troops parades along Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, during Fourth Liberty Loan Rally in World War 1. Well behind them, in the line of march, a tricolor flag is visible, carried by marchers. The avenue is lined with business establishments, and has trolley tracks in the pavement. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt walks with others. He is next seen, standing in an open car, waving his hat to the crowd. The location is the Campus Martius area, at Woodward and Michigan Avenues. The Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' monument is visible in the background. The occasion is the Fourth Liberty Loan Drive. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
As part of activities for the Fourth Liberty Loan Drive, in World War 1, a crowd of 15,000 attends the official opening of the Liberty Forum, marked by unveiling of a Statue of Liberty at Cadillac Square, in Detroit, Michigan. Abner Larned, chairman of the Liberty Loan sales committee and Mayor Oscar B. Marx officiate. The base of the statue contains words: "They Died For Liberty," and a list of fallen members.of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF). (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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