Training of U.S. Army Air Forces Flying Cadets at Randolph Field, Texas. Small platoons of six and eight cadets doing close-order drills in small areas. Various platoons mixed up and out of order during the process. A class of cadets taking a Morse code radio examination. Interior of an examination room shows cadets taking other types of written exams. A flight instructor with four students refers to posted mission data and map as he briefs his students on the way to their airplanes. .
Training of U.S. Army Air Forces flying cadets at Randolph Field, Texas. A Link trainer instructor speaking by microphone to a cadet in a Link Trainer. A tracking (recording) device in front of the instructor. The instructor walks to the Link trainer and speaks to the cadet, who is seated in it. Flight instruments are visible inside. View from the outside as the cadet inside the closed Link trainer makes spin around a couple of times and back again. He opens the cover looking confused and removes his headset. Several other cadets watching are amused at the performance.
Gutzon Borglum, noted sculptor, moulds memorial of Late President Woodrow Wilson. Men work on sculpture of Woodrow Wilson in a room. Man shapes up the sculpture. The statue has been ordered by Poland in recognition of Wilson's protection.
Aviation cadets file into a dining hall. Each one takes a tray (in a military manner) from a stack and proceeds to the serving line. View of one table of cadets who stand at attention until all have arrived and placed their trays at their places. They all seat themselves in unison and begin eating so-called "square meals" (in a military manner). A cadet colonel at the table reminds some of the cadets about this.
United States President Harry S Truman with Vice President Garner in Texas during an election campaign. President Truman in car with Vice President John Nance Garner 'Cactus Jack'. Man with a sheep. Sign on the sheep reads 'Dewey Goat', and Truman is seen petting the sheep that represents his opponent. Crowd greets President Truman in San Antonio and waves as his car goes by on a street. Truman is seen posing in front of the Alamo. Next Truman visits Austin Texas where he addressed Civil Rights, according to the narrator, saying that his opponents, the Republicans, don't want public unity. President Truman meets on his moving train car with Sam Rayburn, the former Speaker of the House of Representatives. President Truman addresses a large crowd gathered outdoors in Fort Worth Texas. Next seen shows his opponents activities: Crowd greets Governor Thomas E Dewey in Oakland California. Banner reads 'Welcome Governor Dewey'. Train of Governor Dewey is seen moving on tracks. Scenes of Republican presidential candidate Dewey with Mrs. Dewey addressing a crowd in Kelso, Oregon. Officials there present him with a string of fresh caught salmon fish as a gift. Governor Dewey on dais with his wife. Mrs. Dewey addresses crowd.
Training of America's fliers, at start of World War 2. Brief scene of Congress in session. A Link trainer in motion at Randolph Field, Texas. Line of training planes with engines running, at the Advanced Flying School, Kelly Field, Texas. (Aircraft 33 & 34 are AT-6s, and the rest in the line-up are earlier BC-1s.) A Northrop A-17 taxiing on the tarmac, at March Field, California. Several views of B-17s taking off.
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