Pilot Scott Crossfield at Edwards Air Force Base in California. A man looks at X-15 with binoculars. The cockpit of the X-15 opens. Pilot Scott Crossfield in the cockpit. Men around him. The pilot removes his helmet and talks to crew men. He comes out of the plane. A fire van in the background. The pilot walks away from the aircraft. He shakes hands with the officers. H-21 helicopter in the background. A weather van and other vans near X-15. Scott Crossfield leaves the base.
The U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial original statue during its unveiling ceremony at the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia on November 10, 1951 (This is after the statue had been moved from its original Constitution Avenue location in Washington DC in 1947, and subsequently renovated under sculptor de Weldon's supervision while it was in Quantico.). A sign on the memorial reads "Uncommon valor was a common virtue, 1945." Next scenes show sculptor Felix de Weldon as he works to build the larger Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, which was dedicated in November 1954. Felix de Weldon measuring a model of the flag raising on Iwo Jima made by him. de Weldon and others on his team work to carve the large war memorial in plaster before it is cast in bronze. Views of the sculpted faces of the six Marines who raised the flag on Iwo Jima: Faces of John Bradley, Rene Gagnon, Ira Hayes, Franklin Sousley, Harlon Block and Michael Strank. Brief glimpse of the original flag raising scene on Mount Suribachi in February 1945. Next scene, circa 1954 or 1955, shows the completed Marine Corps War Memorial in bronze, in Arlington Virginia, with Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial landmarks of Washington DC in the background. Close-up views of faces of a young boy, an elderly woman, and a middle aged man who removes his hat. American flag fluttering in the breeze atop the war memorial.
National Intercollegiate Rowing Regatta between the Pacific coast champion Washington Husky team (University of Washington) and Yale's Shell, held at Long Beach, California. Group of participants row boats. University of Washington crew of 8 wins four cornered duel for National Shell title. The Washington Husky team crosses the line six feet ahead of Yale's Shell. They set fast time of 6 minutes and 38.8 seconds for the 2000 meter course.
Unusual aircraft with experimental design, Northrop Flying Wing N-306, takes trial flight in California. Northrop N-306 takes off from Roselin Dry Lake and Mojave Desert in California. Northrop N-306 in flight.
Northrop Flying Wing N-306 takes a trial flight in Lancaster, California. Men help pilot to be seated inside the cockpit of Northrop N-306. The Northrop N-306 takes off from ground. Northrop Flying Wing N-306 in flight.
Airmen fire machine guns to test aircraft gasoline tanks in Maryland. Machine gunners fire at an old styled aircraft gasoline tank and also an Army self-refueling gasoline tank. View of bullet holes on the self-refueling gasoline tank without leakage. The old aircraft gasoline tank in flames. (World War II period).
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