Inventor Vincent Burnelli exhibits latest safety airplane in Roosevelt field in New York. The Burnelli GX-3 (also called the Uppercu-Burnelli UB-SS) is seen on the airfield. Pilot in the cockpit of the aircraft. Houses in the background. The plane takes off and is seen in flight.
An American plane, the Curtiss Tanager, wins the safety prize in the Guggenheim Safe Aircraft competition in New York, where various experimental aircraft designs competed. The Curtiss Tanager aircraft on the airfield after winning. People cheer and applaud. A man talks to the owner of the winning plane. He gives him a check. Demonstration of the plane activities. The Curtiss Tanager seen taking off and in flight in the sky. The plane lands on the field.
Test of giant flying boat Dornier DoX underway, as it carries 100 passengers in Rorsschach, Germany. Airplane in a hangar on the field. Men gather near the plane. Wingspread of 160 feet and the plane weighs 50 tons. The plane takes off in water.
The USS Tennessee, a battleship commissioned at navy yard in New York. Men and officers stand in front of the ship.
Scenes from shakedown cruise of USS Tennessee battleship (BB-43), soon after its June 1920 commissioning in New York. Smoke from the battleship stack and US Navy sailors on the ship.
The opening of a Turnpike highway link in New York. Senator Abraham Ribicoff and Averell Harriman arrive at the ceremony. Crowd gathers on the street to watch the event. The dignitaries cut the ribbon to open the Turnpike link. Children stand along with them. A sign board on which is written "Welcome to New York State Thruway" is uncovered.
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