French Prime Minister Clemenceau visits Alsace-Lorraine, France, during World War 1. People gather in a large number to greet the Prime Minister. A sign at the top of building reads : 'Depart'. Children wave hands. A car passes on a street. Buildings along the sides of the street. People walk along the street. Cars arrive at a building. Dignitaries stand outside the building.
French car race in Le Mans, France. Cars race ahead of each other. People lined up to witness the race. Italian Ferrari driven by U.S. driver Masten Gregory accompanied by Austria's Jochen Rindt, in car No. 21. Cars race at night. U.S. racer Gregory wins the French race in his Italian Ferrari.
Very brief glimpses of Wright brothers public demonstration at Le Mans, France, in 1908. Mechanics are seen simultaneously pulling propellers on Wright Flyer to start the engine. Suspended heavy weight is dropped to provide power for driving airplane along its launching rail. The airplane seen flying above the terrain smoothly.
British soldiers hide among bushes as Germans launch a counter attack in the distance, at La Boiselle, France, during World War 1. The German attack commences with artillery barrage raising smoke from exploding shells across the horizon in the distance. Four weary British soldiers walk towards the rear carrying a wounded comrade on stretcher. They place the stretcher on the ground to take a momentary rest.
Headline of the newspaper 'New York American' reads 'Wright Glides in Air as a Hawk, Flies 2.17 miles in 106 seconds'. Pictures of the Wright Model A Flyer under the headlines. Wilbur Wright prepares the Wright Model A Flyer for flight at the Hunaudieres horse racing track near Le Mans, France. A horse cart pulls the plane on field. Men pull a rope connected to a launching weight held in a derrick. The plane is catapulted from the runway when the men release the weight. Spectators in a grandstand look through binoculars, among them is Louis Bleriot. View of the Wright plane in flight high above the racetrack, with Wilbur Wright seated upright at the controls.
The sixth section battery 'F' antiaircraft service of the British Expeditionary Forces in action in Busigny, Nord, France during World War I. The battery in action against a German observation airplane. Two antiaircraft guns are mounted on World War I vintage trucks which are jacked up on blocks and are leveled with leveling screw jacks. Soldiers standing nearby. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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