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First flight of the Douglas XB-19, at Clover Field, Santa Monica, California

Huge single 8-foot diameter tire on the XB-19 bomber is seen rolling over airfield ramp at the Douglas aircraft company Clover Field in Santa Monica, California. Douglas engineers walk along beside the B-19 aircraft as it is being towed. U.S. Army Air Forces test pilot, Major Stanley M. Umstead, stands with a Douglas Aircraft Company executive, in front of the XB-19 wheel. A mechanic is seen on an engine nacelle, looking down over the propeller.The XB-19 is towed into position. View of the empennage, with rudder slightly turned. The airfield is crowded with Douglas company employees out to watch the aircraft's first flight. Baggage being loaded on the aircraft. Engines start and the XB-19 taxis and takes off and does not raise its landing gear. The XB-19 in flight,with landing gear still extended, seen from a chase airplane. It departs the coastline. View from beneath the XB-19 as it cruises, at low speed. The XB-19 coming in for a landing at March field, Riverside, California. The pilot rounds out high and porpoises a bit until touching down on main wheels, and slowly lowering the plane onto its nose wheel. The XB-19 rolls out on the runway showing full flaps. A crowd has turned out to watch the aircraft's arrival.Newsmen and photographers gather as the crew stand on the ramp. Major Umstead, with cigar in his mouth, is interviewed.

Date: 1941, June 27
Duration: 2 min 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675032894
Soviet flyers who flew from Moscow, Russia, to Vancover Washington, begin journey back to Russia

United Airlines DC-3 Mainliner aircraft lands and taxis to the airfield ramp,at Oakland, California. U.S. military and civilian officials, and newsmen gather around the airplane as its doors open. A crowd of spectators and well-wishers fill an area at the airfield terminal. Closeup of three Soviet flyers, standing and waving from the top of stairs at the plane's door. They are Pilot Valery Chkalov; Co-pilot Georgy Baydukov and Navigator Alexander Belyakov. They left Moscow, Russia, June 18, 1937 in a single-engine Soviet Tupolev ANT-25 aircraft on a flight over the North Pole and finally landed after 63 hours and 25 minutes, at. the U.S. Army Pearson Field in Fort Vancouver Barracks (Washington State, USA). Scene shifts to Pearson Field, where their airplane is being prepared for shipment back to Russia. U.S. Army soldiers package up recording instruments preserving evidence of the flight necessary to document their accomplishment. They remove and package loose articles, such as parachutes. View of the airplane being completely covered in protective tarp wrappings.

Date: 1937, June
Duration: 30 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070572
Damage caused due to fire on the mountain canyons in Santa Monica, California

Fire on mountain canyons in Santa Monica, California. A blaze of fire roars through the canyons mountains. Smoke rises due to the fire. Fire fighting crew on the road tries to control the fire. A man on a fire fighting crew looks at the fire on the mountains. Crew men control the fire by putting water. Damage due to fire.

Date: 1938, November 28
Duration: 43 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033798
Girls participate in a unique hobby horse race in Santa Monica,California

A number of girls participate in a unique hobby horse race in Santa Monica,California. Participants ride a quadricycle with hobby horses. One of the girls wins the race.

Date: 1934, November 14
Duration: 32 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038344
Douglas DC-4 during a successful test flight in Santa Monica, California.

A Douglas DC-4 at an airfield in Santa Monica, California. Flight crew enters the aircraft. Pilot in the cockpit. Aircraft in flight. Flight crew at work during a test flight. Man sends messages over a wireless.

Date: 1938, July 13
Duration: 35 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049424
Women race on mechanical hobby-horse race at Santa Monica, California.

Women race on mechanical hobby-horse race at Santa Monica, California. Group of women ride the mechanical hobby-horse. Woman signals the flag on finishing line. Rosemary Theater in background. Race winner kisses and hugs her hobby-horse.

Date: 1934, November 14
Duration: 43 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675022442