Crew work on Howard Hughes' rented Northrop Gamma 2G (NR13761) aircraft, before his speed record setting flight from Chicago to Los Angeles in 1936. View of the Northrop Gamma 2G aircraft from tail. Scene changes to interior of a Chicago restaurant where Howard Hughes is having lunch with a friend. He stands, preparing to exit and fly, with the goal of having dinner in Los Angeles the same day. Airport terminal buildings in background as Hughes pilots the aircraft, and taxis before takeoff. View of the aircraft after take off and in flight overhead. It set a new speed record, reaching Los Angeles in 8 hours and 10 minutes, and traveling at 215 mph.
Benito Mussolini stages Grand Maneuvers, August 1936, in Avellino Province, Italy. Special military review for King Emmanuelle III of Italy. The event was held after Mussolini's invasion of Ethiopia and intended to show the world Italy's military readiness for war. In the clip, various divisions of the military march in review; crowds cheer and Mussolini and King's entourage tour both on foot and on horseback.
Disaster of Moose River Gold Mines in Nova Scotia. Collapsed Moose River Gold Mines and pile of debris. Rescue miners inspect the site. The men reach by drilling a bore hole on the sixth day to bring food, water and a telephone. Survivors of the disaster. On April 12, 1936 the roof of the mine collapses, trapping three men 150 feet down for 11 days. Rotted timbers split. The rubble traps the cable. Plane in flight. People and relatives of victims at the surface, express grief, sadness, and mourning. Rescuers on surface. Survivors are carried out on litters. Large crowd gather.
Aftermath of the sinking of the SS Sand Merchant in Lake Erie on October 18, 1936. Men examine life boats and an oar from the SS Sand Merchant. A survivor of the SS Sand Merchant is tended by a nurse in Cleveland, Ohio.
On December 7, 1936, five days after its first flight in history, the Boeing Y1B-17, then the world's largest bomber aircraft, suffered considerable damage when its brakes seized during landing, and it nosed over. The damaged aircraft is seen being towed. Obvious damage includes propellers and nose section of the aircraft.
1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Several women figure skaters begin artistic free form performances. Norwegian figure skater Sonja Henie performs and wins first place again. Cecelia Colledge of Great Britain performs. The Olympic flag flies.
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