The experiments being conducted by the Army Signal Corps for glider tactics in the United States. A man ties a rope to the towing aircraft. The aircraft takes off. The other plane being picked up. The aircraft in flight. People watch the new experiment.
Japanese aircraft attack Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, United States during World War II. Times Square marquee announces the attack at Pearl Harbor. Newspaper headlines read: "Japs bomb Hawaii" and "War is declared on U.S. by Japs." Close-up views of radio news commentators and reporters at their microphones as they report the story of the attack to radio listeners. Scenes from Pearl Harbor after the attack as soldiers and civilans help the wounded reach safe places. Children in a nursery school building. Rubbled houses and buildings in the area. Wrecked vehicles, equipment and wrecked ships in the Pearl Harbor area after the attack. A Japanese midget submarine involved in the attack is seen beached. From a May 1963 newsreel recounting the events from years prior.
Newsreel clip on the opening of the Astrodome in Houston Texas. View of the seats inside the new $30 million covered stadium. Houston Astros players and coaches work out on the field. A pitcher throws a practice pitch to a catcher. Judge Roy Hofheinz is among several men in suits on the edge of the field, watching, in the background. Camera pans across the Astrodome's translucent roof, 20 stories above the playing field. Announcer notes the 45,000 seats are upholstered and the building is air conditioned so baseball and football fans can watch games in comfort. Astros players #21 Al Spangler and #14 Bob Aspromonte take swings as coach pitches batting practice.
Naval aircraft operations at Navy airfield on Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, after U.S. entry into World War Two. A biplane Grumman J2F utility plane taxis. Two of them take off. A USN PBY-5A Catalina taxis on the airbase. Two Navy ground crew seated on a bench at the airbase, watching the airplanes. A land version of OS2U-3 Kingfisher, with fixed landing gear, taxis in and several ground crew help it to park. Also shown are new Brewster F2A-3 fighters.
Activities of United States Military Police in Saigon, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Military Policemen on guard at the U.S. Embassy. They check the cars entering the embassy grounds. Joint MP patrol of the US, New Zealand, Australia and South Vietnam leave Provost Marshal headquarters, Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) and tour downtown streets.
American aviator Colonel Charles Lindbergh's flight from New York to Paris. Colonel Lindbergh returns to the United States after completing his flight on June 11. A large crowd gathers in Washington D.C. to greet him. U.S. President Calvin Coolidge arrives at the ceremony to welcome him. President arrives at the podium. Crowd applauding. He addresses the people and speaks about the flight of the aviator. He talks about the history of airplanes and their flight. He states that the airplanes were first used for the purpose of transportation of passengers and for national defense. They had a limited flying radius in the beginning. But now the area has been extended. He states about the historic flights of many U.S. Navy personnels. Then he talks about another historic flight of Lindbergh and bestows the Distinguished Flying Cross upon him. People cheer and applaud as he makes the announcement. Lindbergh arrives at the podium and being greeted by the cheering crowd.
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