French paratroops preparing to board JU-52 (Amiot AaC 1 Toucan) trimotor transport aircraft for an air drop. Puppy dog mascot seen amongst their packs. They board the aircraft. Views of French paratroops descending from the JU-52 tromotor aircraft, and landing in a field in Indochina.
Arrival of units of 7th Australian Division at an air field in Nadzab, New Guinea. A C-47 plane lands at Nadzab airfield. Planes and units of 7th Australian Division on the airfield. The troops unload the plane. The C-47 takes off. Troops disembark from the plane and unload supplies. The plane is in flight. At the airfield the troops unload the planes. A soldier erects a direction board which reads 'Assembly Area' and another soldier holds a direction board which reads 'Transit Camp'. A C-47 takes off. Planes and soldiers at the airfield. (World War II period).
(Audio present only during interviews). The greenhouse effect - the scientific concern and global warming discussed in Washington DC. A conference conducted for discussion on the greenhouse effect by scientists. Smoke stacks and cooling towers. Pollution being emitted into the air. Locomotive railroad train pulling two cars and moving slowly on a railway track. View of cars, taxis, and trucks on a busy highway in traffic, with the truck emitting smoke from exhaust. Industries, trains, trucks and various other vehicles emit greenhouse gases in excess which warms the atmosphere. A scientist speaks, saying, "We must, as soon as possible, undertake action to both limit climate change, and to learn how to adapt to it. We know what to do to eliminate climate change. We have to reduce the emissions of certain gases which are affecting our atmosphere. It's a matter of getting policies together which will tell us how to do that in a relatively short time scale." Low aerial view of a city with low mountains in background. Wheat harvesting machine pouring wheat into truck. Aerial view of a coastline including a ferris wheel near a beach. Workers in a African nation digging soil in a farm field. A dry and barren farm field. Another scientist speaks, saying "We think we have about a ten year research window to do the necessary research to really understand the greenhouse effect, and where we may have problems, where we might have benefits, and then hopefully how we can adapt to this." Views of a sunset partially obscured by clouds or smog. View of an industrial harbor.
Italian aviator, General Francesco de Pinedo, attempts takeoff in his Bellanca airplane, named the Santa Lucia. The Italian flag is painted on the aircraft rudder. The ship is heavily laden with fuel for a solo long-distance flight from Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, New York, to Baghdad, Iraq. The aircraft is seen to wander during the takeoff roll and with loss of control, crashes near a fence alongside the runway. The aircraft breaks into pieces, and with one wing sticking straight up in the air, begins to burn. It is immediately consumed in fire. Vehicles rush to the scene. Hangar number 6, at Floyd Bennett field, can be seen in background, with "Erickson and Remmert, Inc." painted on it. De Pinedo died in the accident.
Aerobatic maneuvers in the United States. A large formation of U.S. Army Air Corps Boeing P-12 biplane aircraft in flight. Several P-12s execute loops while emitting smoke so spectators on the ground (unseen) can readily observe their aerobatic maneuvers.
A Wright Flyer is pulled from a hangar by ground crew. They raise a heavy weight on a tower to provide energy for catapulting the Flyer into the air. The Airplane takes off. Views of the wing from aboard the Wright Flyer. Views of Orville Wright.
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