Laser induced lightning experiments conducted by Electromagnetic Hazards Group on Mt. Baldy, Colfax County, New Mexico. Words, "Mobile Test Station, Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory" on a trailer. An antenna near the sign. A U.S. National Forest Service sign for the Cibola National Forest. U.S. Air Force personnel climb into the Mobile Station and close the doors behind them.
Wright brothers' first aircraft flight together near Dayton Ohio in 1910. Wilbur Wright is in the pilot's seat with Orville Wright as passenger to his right. (Until this flight, the Wrights had never flown together so that if one of them was killed, the other could continue their work.) Next, a view of Alberto Santos-Dumont, and the first European flight made by him on 13 September 1909. Following segment shows crowds gathered at Washington DC Polo field as truck arrives carrying mail to be loaded on the first U.S. Air mail flight, May 15, 1918. Army pilot, Lieutenant Webb, in his JN-4H airplane, on Southbound flight from New York, takes off from Philadelphia, where he stopped to pick up more mail. He flies over the Washington Polo Field upon arrival. We see his airplane being unloaded as he jumps down from cockpit and crowds watch. Views of first transatlantic flight begins with takeoff of three out of four existing United States Navy Curtiss flying boat aircraft from Newfoundland, on May 16, 1919. Curtiss flying boats NC-1, NC-3, NC-4 are seen at takeoff from Newfoundland on first leg of the transatlantic journey. Flying Boat NC-4 is also seen at one of its foreign ports, though which is unclear (Azores, Lisbon, or England).
Dr. Barbara Moore, a vegetarian activist from Britain is seen in New York, United States. Dr. Moore walks along the United states highway no.1 from San Francisco to New York, covering a distance of 3,387 miles, promoting her vegetarian lifestyle and health beliefs. She receives a warm welcome at Times Square in New York City. Vegetarians and others welcome her. A girl stands beside a sign that reads, "Welcome Dr. Moore. New York Vegetarian Society."
International exchange of CAP ( Civil Air Patrol ) cadets in Washington D.C., United States. United States Taylorcraft aircraft taxi along and take off from an airfield. The aircraft are carrying CAP committee members. They are followed by a Beechcraft Bonanza airplane with "V" tail. A number of light aircraft taxi and take off. Men work under the wing of an aircraft. It taxis. Building and cars in the background.
Fashion of the yesteryears return in New York, United States. Models display dresses made of lace at the World's Fair in New York, United States. Models display different styles of evening gowns and hats. Models wear hats with huge feathers it them.
Operation High Dive carried out by the United States Air Force ( USAF ) for testing high altitude parachute descent at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, United States. A dummy descends towards land with a parachute. View of the dummy from a dummy borne camera. View of the planet Earth through the camera.
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