General activities on USS Hornet in the Pacific show the preparation for the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo. U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 Mitchell bombers on the deck of USS Hornet. U.S. General James Doolittle talks to U.S. Admiral William Hasely. Crewmen turn the propellers. Pilots and crewmen around a B-25. The B-25 on the deck. Pilots stand in a group on the deck. A pilot in the cockpit. Insignia of the United States. Ships in the background.
General activities on USS Hornet in the Pacific show the preparation for the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo. A bomb comes up on a small elevator U.S. Lieutenant Colonel Doolittle wires a Japanese medal on the bomb for its return to its originators. A medal on the bomb. U.S. Army Air Forces men seated around the bomb. Lt Col. James Harold Doolittle and U.S. Navy Captain Marc A. Mitscher near the bomb. Close up of Marc A. Mitscher. (World War II period).
U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 Mitchell bombers prepare for the raid on Tokyo, Japan. B-25 Mitchell on the deck of USS Hornet in the Pacific. A bomb comes up on a small elevator. USAAF Lieutenant Colonel James Harold Doolittle and U.S. Navy Captain Marc A. Mitscher stand near the bomb and talk. USAAF men seated around the bomb. Close up of Captain Marc A. Mitscher. Lt Col. Doolittle wires a Japanese medal on the bomb for its return to its originators. (World War II period).
U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 Mitchell bombers take off for the raid on Tokyo, Japan known as the Doolittle Raid. A B-25 Mitchell taxis on the deck of USS Hornet in the Pacific. A pilot in the cockpit. Insignia of the United States. A crew man gives a signal. A view of an empty deck. The B-25 takes off.
Activities of the U.S. Army Air Service at Scott Field in Oklahoma, United States. A blimp RS-1 airship is towed out of a hangar. The crew near a control car. Twelve crewmen board the RS-1. It rises up and the engines start. The RS-1 in flight. Crewmen at controls. Lt. Major. General Orival Anderson signals through an electric signal system. The airship lands.
U.S. Army Air Service engineers demonstrate the Ruggels Orientation which is used to check the fitness of applicants for flying in the United States. The engineers stand near the machine used for the Ruggels Orientation. An engineer sits on a three axes chair and demonstrate its operation. An engineer sits in the machine and demonstrates the examination.
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