A film titled 'Make America first in the air' on the development of air power of the United States. Animated map of the U.S. with a line from New York to Kansas. A covered wagon train of settlers moving west along desert terrain, depicting the Santa Fe Trail of 1849. Mountains in the background. Animated map of the U.S. with a line from New York to Kansas, and continuing through New Mexico and Arizona to California. Railroads decreased the time taken to cover the distance between the places to four days. A train using a steam locomotive moves to the right along a double track. Animation over a map of the U.S. with a line from New York to California. Airways further reduced the time taken to cover the distance to 27 hours. A U.S. Army Air Service Fokker T-2 aircraft in flight.
Production of the DH-4 aircraft with the Liberty L-12 engine for the American air services in the United States during World War I. Interior of a factory. Several workers working in the factory. Wings for aircraft are being fabricated. Liberty motors installed on fuselage of aircraft in a factory. Animation over a map of the U.S. shows a cartoon of Uncle Sam talking over a telephone. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Development of air power. USS Langley underway at sea in the United States. Takeoff of a Mark SC-2 aircraft from the aircraft carrier. Landing of the aircraft on the deck of the aircraft carrier.
USS Saratoga is launched in the United States. People and dignitaries gather during the launch. A bottle is broken on the bow and the aircraft carrier slides into water. The ship in the middle of a bay.
Development of air power. A seaplane fires a torpedo at a sea in the United States. Navy personnel roll a torpedo under and raise it up to the racks of a seaplane version of a Douglas torpedo bomber. The seaplane version of the Douglas torpedo bomber in flight. The aircraft drops a torpedo.
Development of air power. An army airplane in flight in the United States. Aerial view of a ship underway at sea. The early model aircraft lays a smoke screen over the water.
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