A parachute lowers a disabled airplane on the field in Detroit. An airplane on the field. Men stand near the airplane. A man places a parachute aboard the biplane. Pilot in the cockpit. He talks to another man. The plane takes off. The biplane goes into spin. The parachute opens and the plane descends on the earth.
Rocket glider pilot drops from hot air balloon in Aurora, Illinois. Pilot William G. Swan with a rocket propelled glider and balloon in a field. People gather to watch the flight. The balloon ascends, carrying the pilot and his glider aloft. At a considerable height, the pilot lights rockets on the glider, releases from the balloon, and glides back to earth. The remnants of the balloon narrowly miss the glider as it lands. Pilot Bill Swan is interviewed after successful flight.
Early flight simulator demonstrated in Dayton, Ohio. Pilot in the machine. New aircraft simulator trains rookies in operation of aircraft at Wright field. The simulator seen in action.
Parachute saves an airplane in Detroit, Michigan. An airplane flies in the sky. Pilot Vance Breese in the plane. The plane descends to earth through a parachute. People gather to watch the parachute and the plane.
Boeing 221 Monomail airplane flies for fast U.S. Postal Service mail delivery in Seattle, Washington. With an all metal body, and retractable landing gear, the Monomail aircraft is seen being loaded with U.S. Mail through 3 top hatches. It takes off and flies in the sky, driven by its 575 horsepower engine.
The operations of the air defense team in United States. A B-26 aircraft flies over a snow-covered area. Views of American domestic sites that need antiaircraft protection. View of Southern Manhattan Island, showing skyscrapers. Views of factories, mills, canals, bridges, steel mills, refineries, industrial sites, and a major Dam. Warships passing through a canal. Soldiers man antiaircraft gun in New York City, with view of skyscraper buildings in background. Barrage balloons fly in the sky. Soldiers stand near barricades and 37mm antiaircraft artillery . Short range radar in the field to detect and locate the position of enemy aircraft. Soldier sits and watches the radar. Men and women in Air Defense Area Operations Center. They coordinate fighters, antiaircraft artillery, barrage balloons, radar, and searchlights. They discuss and detect the positions of the enemy. An area controller talks on the telephone. Men and women locate enemy aircraft on a map. Soldiers stand near antiaircraft artillery.
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