Lieutenant General George Patton, Commander of the U.S. Third Army, rides, standing up in a jeep, as he arrives in Coutances, France during World War II. He appears to say something as he passes some soldiers standing atop a Sherman tank. He then salutes in the direction of the camera. His jeep passes an M3 half-track carrying soldiers. Closeup of Patton as he passes them, and they smile. His jeep continues along the dirt road, past soldiers waving salutes from atop a Sherman M4A1 tank. View of a Sherman tank equipped with plow blades and camouflaged with foliage. Another Sherman tank (M4A3) with foliage camouflage. Closeup as it passes. Several more Sherman tanks followed by trucks and jeeps carrying infantrymen. Closeups as they pass. An M3 half-track, towing a field piece, is directed at an intersection by an MP (military policeman). More armor and trucks are seen including a Sherman tank equipped with a bulldozer blade, followed by an M3 Lee tank. A spire of the Église Saint-Pierre (Rue de l'Église, 50570 Marigny-le-Lozon, France) at Marigny-le-Lozon is seen in the background as vehicles pass it. A truck and a wheeled vehicle equipped with an A-Frame are parked at the side of the road. An M8 Light Armored Car passes. A jeep carrying medics, displaying red cross emblems, passes a truck towing a field piece.
Classic National Stock Car Road Race in Elgin,Illinois. Spectators seated at the grandstands. Drivers in Ford V-8 cars. Officials on back of V-8. 'Shanesy Motor Co Inc.' written on side of car. Driver holds a black cat. 'Litsinger Chicago De Palma' written on side of the car. Classic National Stock Car Road Race begins. Cars 1 and 2 flag off. Other cars like Dodge,Chevrolet and Plymouth flag off. Cars race around a course. Trees on either side of a road. Cars cross the finish line. Ford V-8 car wins the race. Winner being kissed by his wife.
Gilmore Stock Car Race in Los Angeles,California. Spectators seated in stands. Drivers,pit crew and officials pose on a track. Officials gathered around a table. Group of men. Some in racing gear. 'Harry Nelson Ford' written on back of coveralls. Official talks with driver in a stock car. Racers receive flag and the Gilmore Stock Car Race begins. Cars race on a track. Car no.2 driver Pete de Paolo in Ford V-8. Car no.3 Wilber Shaw, car no.7 Chet Gardner in Ford V-8. Official beside the track as he waves a flag. Cars on the track. Official waves checkered flag at car no.8. Driver Stubby Stubblefield and co driver in Ford V-8 car wins the race.
Belgians living under German occupation in Brussels during World War II. Women and men ride bicycles in the streets of Brussels, Belgium. People walking in a crowded street, likely near the Great Place or Bourse de Bruxelles. A woman in an elaborate hat walks past people in the street. Trams move along the city roads. Civilians and military personnel dining at a street café. A view of the ‘Maison du Roi’ or King's House and the Guildhalls at the Grand Place (Grote Markt, 1000 Brussel, Belgium), the central square of Brussels. View of the Great Place and its square. Soldiers look at birds in cages. Vendors selling various foods and vegetables. A woman vendor slicing cheese. German Luftwaffe airmen taste the cheese as civilians look on.
Landing of Pitcairn autogyro at field in the United States. Pitcairn autogyro lands. Two men in the autogyro attempt to stop the large rotor blades. Two men stand next to the autogyro. Inventor of the Pitcairn autogyro Juan de la Cierva stands on field. Autogyro taxis for take off from the airfield. Autogyro in flight. Another biplane aircraft in flight. Autogyro lands and taxis on the grassy field. Photographers stand in group on field watch autogyro in action.
Flight of Cierva autogyro from Cuatro Vientos Aerodrome in Madrid, Spain. Men push Cierva autogyro onto runway at the Cuatro Vientos Aerodrome. A hangar in the background. Men work with the propeller blades. Captain Joaquin Loriga climbs into the autogyro. Engineer De La Cierva talks to Loriga. A man pushes the rotor of autogyro. Other men watch him working. The autogyro taxis on the airfield. The autogyro flies over field. The autogyro lands. Men rush over to autogyro. Colonel Marquis of Gonzalez Castejon and Mayor Herrera delegate talk with the pilot after landing.
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