U.S. First Lady Anna Eleanor Roosevelt appeals for Red Cross War Relief Fund in Washington DC. U.S. First Lady Anna Eleanor Roosevelt seated on a chair. A statue and United States flag in the background. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt appeals to the public to donate to the Red Cross War Relief Fund. The First Lady says that they should defeat the forces who are causing sufferings. Eleanor Roosevelt also says that people should donate according to their ability.
Igor Sikorsky, Russian American Designer of U.S. aircraft, demonstrates a test flight of the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 helicopter in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Igor Sikorsky seated in the cockpit of the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 helicopter. Igor Sikorsky holds the controls in his hands. A single three-blade main rotor and a smaller anti-torque tail mounted rotor on the VS-300. People look at the VS-300 hovering in the air. The helicopter raises from the ground and hovers in the air. The helicopter descends to the ground.
Convoy plea by U.S. Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson in Washington DC during World War II. U.S. Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, seated at a desk, reads from a paper. War Secretary Stimson speaks about the use of U.S. battleships to convoy war shipments to England. Secretary Stimson also says that the U.S. fleet which is the first line of defense can best defend this country by guaranteeing delivery of goods to Britain.
U.S. 44th Infantry Division parade at Fort Dix in New Jersey. U.S. Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox and U.S. Lt. General Hugh Aloysius Drum shake hands with other officers. Secretary of the Navry Frank Knox with General Drum stand on a platform. The U.S. Infantrymen stand in a squad. The soldiers parade. Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, Lt. General Drum and other officers review the parade. The soldiers carrying a United States flag march. The soldiers in cars advance during the parade. A banner on a platform reads '78th Division Veterans' Association'. (Secretary Knox served as a major in the 78th Infantry Division during World War 1.) The trucks towing artillery advance and soldiers seen on the trucks.
A test flight of a new USAAF (United States Army Air Force) Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter aircraft in Burbank, California. USAAF P-38s inside a hangar. Men seated on a wing of a P-38. The P-38 is pulled out of a hangar. A pilot wearing a mask on a bicycle. The pilot wearing a helmet and a mask gets in to the cockpit of the aircraft. The aircraft taxis and takes off. The P-38 in flight over the city. Mountains in the background.
Designer of U.S. fighter aircraft Igor Sikorsky sets a new record for hovering in air for 1:32 in Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 helicopter in Stratford, Connecticut. People stand around the VS-300. A three-blade rotor rotates. VS-300 raises up from the group. The VS-300 hovering in the air. The VS-300 lowers down on the ground. People cheer and wave to Sikorsky for setting a record. People stand around Igor Sikorsky. A man approaches Sikorsky to congratulate him.
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