Will Rogers and Wiley Post pose for pictures taken just before boarding Post's self-modified float plane that crashed en route to Point Barrow, Alaska, killing both Rogers and Post. The floatplane takes off from water. Map shows route: Juneau to Dawson, Fairbanks, Alaska; to Anchorage, Alaska and then back to Fairbanks. The words, "Point Barrow" animate on map - line running to Point Barrow, where the plane crashed after an engine failure, while taking off from a lagoon just outside of Point Barrow. Aerial views of the Arctic areas.
American General William D Mitchell (aka Billy Mitchell) at a desk in his office in Middleburg, Virginia. General Mitchell points out the loopholes in air support at Long Island for New York. He urges that America must build up its strength in building more bomber aircraft. General Mitchell says that air power is the prime strength of any nation for directly attacking the enemy's key installations. The General demands the construction of an air base in Alaska.
Aerial views of Washington DC and the Potomac River. The U.S. Capitol in the far background. Other famous building of the city. Exteriors of old stone house. Sign outside the house ' H Elmer Griffin Painter.' Exteriors of the Capitol building. Pedestrians walk outside the building.
Exteriors of United States Army, Navy and State office buildings in United States (later the Executive Office Building). Pedestrians outside the building. Exteriors of the French Embassy and English Embassy. Tram and vehicular traffic outside the English Embassy.
Exteriors of the White House building in Washington DC, United States. The American flag on the White House. View of a busy street at the Pennsylvania Avenue. Heavy vehicular traffic on the street.
The U.S. Secretary of War, John W Weeks, General Pershing and other officers at the Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia. Hangars in the background. General Mitchell explains the working of the bomber to Secretary of War, Weeks, and General Pershing. Inspecting party and General Mitchell stand near a bomber aircraft. General Mitchell talks to General Pershing, standing near wing of bomber. Inspecting party gets into an opened touring sedan and leave.
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