Confederate Air Force showing historical aircraft at air show in Harlingen Texas. United States fighter planes of World War II in show. B-17 Flying Fortress bomber plane parked. P-47 Thunderbolt parked. Two P-39 Airacobra and P-38 Lightning parked. A man drives a jeep.
An air-cushion vehicle 'Westland' tested at Saint Lawrence River in Canada. The 27 ton hovercraft is a land and water bus that travels on a cushion of air. The hovercraft at the land and then at water. Two men at the controls of hovercraft. Passengers are seated in the hovercraft. The hovercraft visualized by the Canadians for oil exploration.
Fritz Von Opel flies his Opel-Sander RAK 1 rocket propelled air plane. Fritz Von Opel sits in the cockpit of the Opel RAK 1 plane. Repeated trials fail to lift the plane. Finally the plane rises in air. Smoke trailing the Opel RAK 1 plane as it flies. Given the date, this might be a RAK 3, even though the RAK 1 designation is seen on the plane.
A Royal Air Force (R.A.F.) Show in England. The Royal Air Force passes in Coronation Review for the newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II. R.A.F flyers march. R.A.F. aircraft on airfield for inspection by Queen Elizabeth. RAF aircraft fly overhead in formation, including Lincoln Bombers, Meteor Fighters, English Electric Canberra Jet Bombers, and a Handley Page Victor Jet Bomber which had been top secret until the occasion. An aerial view of the Victor Jet Bomber is also seen.
Gun camera footage highlights of United States Eighth Air Force Fighter Combat in Germany during World War 2. Eighth Air Force attacks German Luftwaffe Messerschmitt ME-163 rocket propelled fighter aircraft. ME-163 attacked by 370th, 385th, 335th and 336th Squadron Groups. German aircraft hit during aerial battle and falling from the sky.
Highlights of United States Eighth Air Force Fighter Combat in Germany. Gun camera footage showing Eighth Air Force attacks on German Luftwaffe Messerschmitt ME-262 jet propelled fighter aircraft. ME-262 attacked by 360th, 83d, 375th, 383d, 63d, 486th, 77th, 361st and 82d Squadron Groups. Several German planes catch fire and fall from the sky.
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