Wright brothers and other men inspect launching rail on the field. A Wright Flyer airplane is maneuvered onto the rail. Men raise a weight up a tower in preparation for catapulting the airplane.
A large group of retired Air Force officers are seen seated at a number of tables during a luncheon celebrating the 35th anniversary of the 1929 endurance record setting flight of the Fokker C-2A aircraft named "Question Mark." The event is in the Bolling Air Force Base Officers' Club. Closeup of General Carl Spaatz, addressing the group from a podium. Colonel Harry Halverson and aviation mechanic, Sergeant Roy Hooe, who both flew on the Question Mark, are listening, along with Major Sidney J. Kubesch (who,in October 1963, was aircraft commander on the B-58 bomber that set a speed record, flying 8,028 miles from Tokyo to London in 8 hours, 35 minutes and 20.4 seconds). Lieutenant General Ira Eaker addresses the group next. Closeup of him and of General Spaatz tilting his head to hear. The audience applauding. Sergeant Roy Hooe then addresses the group. The clip ends as the luncheon ends and the participants socialize.
"Patrician" passenger airplane carries 24 passengers in New York. The all metal Keystone K-78 monoplane parked at Mitchel field. Men gather near the airplane. It flies in the sky. Aerial views of the aircraft in flight. Fascinating aerial views of New York City skyscrapers from relatively low aerial height, including the Woolworth Building and a clock tower building, as seen through the windows of the Keystone aircraft.
NASA technicians work on the damaged Apollo 1 module as part of the NASA 504 post-accident investigations. Technicians in white protective gear examine the interior of the capsule. Others refer to manuals and sheets of technical specifications and drawings.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Project Apollo equipment: Views of Apollo lunar command module inside hangar.
NASA engineers examine pieces of Apollo 1 capsule destroyed in fire on January 27, 1967. Parts of the capsule are arranged on tables for examination. Investigation conducted by NASA 204 review board.
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