Testing of a newly constructed aircraft in Germany during World War I. Men at work on a finished aircraft. The aircraft is rolled out of a hangar. It is tested. Two men near the aircraft. The propellers rotate. Officials and dignitaries stand nearby and watch. A pilot gets in the cockpit. The aircraft takes off and in flight. It loops in the air. It lands. Men cover aircraft parts loaded on trailers.
Conditions in shanghai, China in 1927-1928, as the Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) under Chiang Kai-Shek, seeks political unification of China. A group of Chinese military officers leads a number of officials through an open air market in Shanghai, China. They climb steps next to the camera site. Next, large flags and banners including flags of the Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) are carried by a crowd of people, gathered in front of a person speaking to them. View from behind the speaker, as he gestures, while forcefully addressing the crowd. Chinese people waving their straw hats enthusiastically in response to the speaker. View, from several yards away, shows a platform with several officials on it, surrounded by the crowd, waving their hats. Demonstrators, carrying banners march through crowded streets
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev on a visit to the United States. Animated map of the United States shows places visited by Mr. Khrushchev during his tour. A line on the map from New York to Los Angeles. An aircraft lands in Los Angeles, California. 'U.S. Air Force' written on the aircraft. Mrs. and Mr. Khrushchev disembark from the aircraft and are greeted by Los Angeles Mayor. Photographers click pictures. Mr. Khrushchev and party leave in cars for a tour of the city. General scenes of Los Angeles streets with 1950s cars, including a station wagon, driving on Wilshire Boulevard in front of the Brown Derby restaurant, and also scenes of 1950s automobiles driving on streets of Los Angeles lined by palm trees. View of motorcade accompanied by police escorts. Brief shot outside the Brown Derby at 1628 North Vine Street in Hollywood. Mr. Khrushchev's motorcade reaches Hollywood. Photographers click pictures. They are greeted by Hollywood film executives, including Eric Johnston, president of the Motion Picture Association of America. They watch the filming of a movie sequence on a Hollywood movie film set.
A parade in Buffalo, New York. A large crowd of junior birdmen salute United States Army Air Corps pilot Jimmy Doolittle. Jimmy Doolittle on a dais with dignitaries.
Preparations for reconnaissance activities by Strategic Air Command (SAC) Lockheed U-2 aircraft during the Cuban Crisis. An SAC Lockheed U-2 aircraft in the United States. An officer enters a Physiological Support Building. A board near the building reads 'Restricted Area'. The officer and a man get in a truck. The truck is driven away. 'PSD-1' written on the truck. A man pushes a dolly towards an aircraft being serviced on a flight line. A truck near the aircraft. An aircraft takes off in the background.
Preparations for reconnaissance activities by Strategic Air Command (SAC) Lockheed U-2 aircraft during the Cuban Crisis. A flight surgeon does a preflight physical checkup of a pilot in the United States. The flight surgeon in a room. A pilot approaches him and sits down in a chair. The flight surgeon takes temperature and blood pressure readings of the pilot.
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