Wright Brothers plane "Kitty Hawk" is catapulted by old fashioned catapult. Men gathered near it. Two men hold model of flying boat NC-4. They test the effect of wind on the model in a wind tunnel. U.S. Navy men parade. Huge crowd gathered to watch the parade. Stern of the U.S. Navy Transport ship USS George Washington. Men on stern wave. Fleet underway. Civilians with old aircrafts in view. Old British sea plane goes overboard. NC-4 and its crew members in it. Admiral stands nearby.
Twin float torpedo planes. Torpedo placed in one of the planes by the crew. The plane drops torpedo in water. Three pontoon planes make torpedo run from a battleship. Smoke rises from the smokestacks.
U.S. Navy destroyer ship USS Billingsley (DD-293) tows twin float bi-plane. Several men stand in a group. An Italian plane floats in water. The Italian pilot named Locatelli is rescued by cruiser Richmond at night in Arctic Sea. He shakes hands with the crew of Richmond.
U.S. Navy Lieutenant Al Williams in cockpit of a plane. Men gather near the plane as Lieutenant Williams prepares to take off. The plane in flight. Men observe him from grounds. Jeeps in the background. A man talks on telephone. Lieutenant Williams breaks all speed records.
Plane PN-9 as it comes up to the seaplane ramp. Pilot, co-pilot and other crew members. A group of mid-shipmen and a U.S. Navy Lieutenant explain the parts of the PN-9. Young naval officers receive air lessons at Annapolis.
Reenactment: A Speakeasy where alcoholic beverages are illegally sold during prohibition. Man carrying paper bags of liquor leaves by way of secret door through clothes closet. An investigator opens the door of the closet and looks inside. He searches the wardrobe thoroughly but does not find the secret door. Bottles of alcoholic beverages in a store room and displayed behind the bar in the hidden Speakeasy. A sign reads 'Open Sundays'. Agents force their way into the building housing the Speakeasy. They climb up stairs to the room with clothes closet, but find nothing. Other agents decent into the basement, but find nothing and come up again..
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