President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic Charles De Gaulle arrives in Washington DC. An aircraft taxis at the Washington Airport. Charles De Gaulle arrives and is greeted by United States Secretary of State James Francis Byrnes. Motorcars arrive at the White House. Honor guards standing at attention. De Gaulle meets U.S. President Harry S. Truman.
French Commander, General De Castries in Vietnam. General De Castries salutes. He reviews troops along with another officer. A military band plays. General De Castries converses with other officers.
The De Bothezat helicopter built by George de Bothezat. The quadrotor aircraft being tested at McCook Field in Dayton, Ohio, United States. The DeBothezat rotorcraft with four huge rotor blades lifts off, hovers and touches the ground several times.
U.S. military soldiers at Anfa Hotel's rooftop. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt seated with UK Prime Minister, Winston Churchill and other army officers standing behind them. President Roosevelt with Adm. King, General Marshall, General Arnold, British General Alan Brooke, Adm. Alfred Dudley Pound in a meeting. Views of President Roosevelt and General Giraud talking. Roosevelt with General de Gaulle and Churchill is seated in a lawn and discussing. General Giraud and General de Gaulle shaking hands. President Roosevelt talking to press and Newsmen writing on notepads. President Roosevelt flies to Liberia to inspect African-American troops who are guarding Liberia. President riding in a jeep and reviewing African American marching troops as they pass in review. Roosevelt meeting Brazilian President Getulio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro.
Canadian De Havilland DH.98 Mosquito aircraft is shown to the public for the first time, in Canada, early in World War 2. Air Force officers stand near the aircraft. British test pilot Geoffrey Raoul de Havilland Jr., son of the famed British aviation pioneer and aircraft designer, pilots the airplane in a demonstration flight. The plane taxis for takeoff. De Havilland circles and buzzes the field several times to demonstrate its speed and maneuverability. At one point, he feathers the right engine and demonstrates its excellent single-engine flight characteristics. Complete change of scene, to Wayne, Michigan, in the United States and a snow-covered air field where a Stinson Model 76 observation aircraft (registered NX27772) demonstrates its extreme short takeoff and steep climb capability.. Aerial view of the airplane maneuvering aloft and then landing in the snow, whereupon, it spins about in a 180 degree turn and immediately takes off, again, in very short distance and a steep climb. (Note: NX27772 was the final prototype for the L-5 Sentinel airplane, as it was named, when delivered to the U.S. Army.)
Admiral Jean Francois Darlan in younger days in North Africa during World War II. Darlan presenting arms at ceremony. Darlan receiving award. French sailors at attention. Officer kissing Darlan as part of ceremony. Charles de Gaulle reviewing Free French Troops. De Gaulle addressing troops. De Gaulle presenting awards.
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