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Montage of Wright brothers and their airplanes in France and at Ft. Myer, Arlington, Virginia.
As a contrast to the early pioneering airplanes, passengers are seen seated inside cabin of a "modern" airplane (Douglas DC-4E). View of the DC-4E in flight. A view of Orville Wright. Wilbur Wright gesturing as he talks with officials in France about an aerial course to be flown. Wilbur Wright placing wheels under a Wright Flyer before it is moved across a muddy field in France. A team of men pull a rope raising a catapult weight in a tower. The weight falls, catapulting the Wright Flyer airplane into the air. Soldiers remove a Wright Flyer airplane from a storage building onto the parade grounds at Ft. Myer, Virginia. The airplane is seen in flight with Orville Wright alone, at the controls, On July 30, 1909, soldiers are seen moving a Wright Flyer from its shed for its final acceptance test. President William Howard Taft, U.S. Army Major George Owen Squier, U.S. Army Major Charles E. Saltzman and Wilbur Wright are among those standing with the President, as the Wright Flyer is moved toward the parade ground. Views of the monorail and weight and catapult used for launching an airplane. Men turn the two propellers on a Wright Flyer, as Wilbur Wright stands at the rear of the aircraft engine and makes an adjustment. . On September 9, 1908. U.S. Army Lt. Frank P. Lanham, seen in uniform, seated on a Wright Flyer, is joined by Orville Wright. Wilbur. They take off and set a new airborne endurance record, and Lt. Lanham becomes the first Military officer to fly in an airplane. On July 30th, as part of the final acceptance test, Orville Wright takes Army Lt. Benjamin D. Foulois on a cross country flight to Alexandria, Virginia, and back again. They are seen aboard the Wright Flyer, and then high in the air on their way to Alexandria.
The first successful flight in 1927 by Lt. Albert F. Hegenberger and Lt. Lester J. Maitland from Oakland to Honolulu.
The longest over water flight to date, accomplished by the U.S. Army Air Service in 1927. Chief of Army Air Service, Major General Patrick, standing between Pilot, Lt. Lester J. Maitland, and Navigator, Lt. Albert F. Hegenberger in front of their Fokker C-2-3 trimotor airplane, named the Bird of Paradise. General Patrick is wishing them farewell as they are about to depart on their transoceanic flight from Oakland California to Honolulu, Hawaii. Animation of aircraft leaving Oakland Airport. Fokker C-2-3 in flight. Animation of the longest over water flight ever attempted, 2400 miles, Oakland to Honolulu.
President Coolidge present pilots with citations after the successful goodwill mission.
Brief scenes from the U.S. Army Air Service Pan American good will flight that covered 22,000 miles on a goodwill mission to 21 Central and South American nations, during 1926-1927. A view of the hangar area and flight line of Kelly Air Field in Texas, as one of the five Loening OA-1 Amphibious aircraft, on the mission, takes off from the runway on Dec. 21, 1926. Five of the aircraft in formation over a large city. U.S.President Calvin Coolidge presents the aircrews with citations for the Distinguished Flying Cross, at Bolling Field, Washington, D.C., on May 2, 1927.
NATO staff in normal activities. Relationship between defense activities and broader commercial and exploratory advances
NATO staff taking advantage of nice weather to relax a few minutes after lunch. Several women staff members are seen seated on park benches. Two women on a park bench. One turns to lie down near her companion. Scene shifts to French fliers ralaxing in grass. Two in flying gear, including personal flotation vests, are playing chess. Several French Dassault MD.452 Mystere jet fighter planes are parked on a flight line in the background. Elsewhere, two NATO staff men play ping pong. Two others engage in a fencing match. On a sandy shore, two soldiers engage in hand-to-hand combat, while their comrades stand in a line watching. In a park-like setting, several men are playing bocce (bocci). Two men stroll together engaged in somewhat serious conversation. In a casual lounge area of the headquarters, several staff converse with foreign counterparts in the NATO staff. Scene shifts to view from above of open freight train moving along a track, next to an open air depot, where another train of supplies is parked and wheeled cargo handling equipment is stored on the train platform. Renault automobiles moving on an assembly line in a factory. Aircraft landing gears being lowered during testing at a factory. View from above of shadow on the ground cast by a French Caravelle jet transport plane in flight. Two specialists in serious conversation at a technical laboratory. Views of the laboratory and some experimental (seemingly atomic in nature) equipment. A technician engaged in ancillary activities in a laboratory. (Narrator comments about switching the Mark XYZ rocket from defense to space probes.) Next, Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., in his silver pressure suit with the helmet visor closed, steps from a trailer marked "NASA TV No 1." Scene shifts to the rocket launch control room, where NASA controllers at their respective stations monitor video images of Shepard boarding the Mercury capsule. They monitor data pertaining to the status of the rocket and capsule. The Mercury Redstone 3 rocket, carrying Shepard's Freedom 7 Mercury capsule, is next seen in a fiery launch on May 5, 1961.at 9:34 a.m. from P:ad 5 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. (It carried Shepard on a suborbital trajectory lasting 15 minutes and 22 seconds, making him the first American to fly into space.)
President Kennedy receives Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Ms. Indira Gandhi at Newport and in Washington.
U.S. President John F Kennedy receives Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his daughter Ms. Indira Gandhi at Newport airport, Rhode Island. American ambassador to India John Galbraith, Indian students from Brown University and the press are also present. Military honor guard holding flags stands with airport terminal in background. Scene changes to Washington DC. Daytime view of exterior of U.S. Capitol building under a bright blue sky. Wide view of Washington Monument and reflecting pool. Scene in a park with yellow and orange colored autumn leaves on trees and ground, and adults and children walking in the park, wearing typical early 1960s fashions. Wide view of tidal basin and Jefferson Memorial in the distance. Arrival of President and Mrs. Kennedy accompany the visiting Prime Minister and his daughter on Air Force One aircraft as it arrives in Washington DC. Military honor guard holds flags and military band members play music, including the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets fanfare ensemble. The arriving officials are received by Vice President and Mrs. Lyndon B Johnson, Secretary of State and Mrs. Dean Rusk, and other dignitaries. President Kennedy speaks at a podium with microphone and welcomes the Prime Minister on his third visit to the U.S. Prime Minister Nehru then speaks and expresses gratitude for the welcome and for the friendship expressed by the President. View of Air Force helicopter taking off to fly the guests and the President to the White House after the ceremony.
U.S. President John F. Kennedy boards flight during visit to Germany
West German and American diplomats and their families at airport to say goodbye to President Kennedy. Someone holds up a banner that reads, "Hello Jack, over here!" Children in the crowd as boys and girls wave flags of America and West Germany. Light rain is falling and several women are seen in raincoats under umbrellas. A boy with a crewcut stands with his brownie camera and takes photos of the event. Honor guard and military personnel standby. Motion picture camera men with cameras record the event. General Landon escorts President John F. Kennedy between USAF guard. Lt General Richard M Montgomery, Vice Commander-in-Chief of U.S. Air Force in Europe in line with other officers saluting. President boards Air Force One aircraft VC-137C with tail number 26000.
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