French soldiers unload containers of ETO Blood Bank from an aircraft onto a military truck. The military truck passes under a board which reads 'Entrepot Frigorifique Des Halles Certsales.' Soldiers put blood bottles into containers. Doctor inserts a drip into French soldier's arm and checks the flow of blood in the drip. Instrumental soundtrack in background. (World War II period).
Formation of U.S. Army Air Forces B-17s is seen in flight with clouds behind. Narrator speaks of salvaging them and similar older aircraft. . B-24 bombers landing at Davis- Monthan Airfield, to be placed in storage for preservation or salvaging. A sign reading, "Bone yard." B-24 taxiing into a Bone Yard filled with other aircraft. Among aircraft seen in the yard are those named: 'Double Trouble;' 'Gentle Annie;' and 'Boobie Trap.' Crews salvaging aircraft wheels and tires. Men removing an airplane wing, with a derrick. Aircraft being de-militarized. Plexi-Glass is replaced with aluminum skin. . Workers steam blast and paint aircraft that will be re-used for non-combat missions.
Major Phillipe who flew from Villacoubay to Eastchurch, England in three stops. De Moulinet who flew 1450 kilometers. Pegoud, pilot for the Bleriot firm, shown making flight tests with arresting gear. Scenes of first live parachute jump over France made by Adolphe Pegoud. Aerial maneuvers piloted by Pegoud in 1913. Views of jubilant crowd who watched the flight and race to meet Pegoud after landing, then carry him on shoulders and celebrate.
Elderly waiters participate in the Annual Wine Race in Paris, France. Man fills glasses with wine. Group of aged waiters run to participate in the competition. Waiters rush to the booth to get wine glasses. Elderly waiters jump out of a restaurant window. They laugh and enjoy during the competition. 65-year-old veteran Pierre Jacques de la Fontaine wins the race in Montmartre.
Italian Air Minister Italo Balbo and other crew members in a meeting, discuss course of flight from Orbetello, Italy to Chicago. Picture of Savoia-Marchetti SM.55 flying boats over Rio De Janeiro, Brazil in the background. Italo Balbo with his crew walks towards the dock. Savoia-Marchetti SM.55 flies overhead.
Federal Soldiers lined up for inspection at Ojinaga, Mexico. Associated Press Reporter Charles A. Pryor and cameraman on the scene. Generals Mercado (film slate says "Mercada" which is incorrect spelling) and General Castro who evacuated Ojinaga stand with other Federals. Shot of Charles A. Pryor (Chas) again, who was captured and held by Federals at Ojinaga, and released by General Castro. Views of Federal encampment with low brick buildings and tents. Horse carts cross a stream. American Punitive Expedition forces seen among those crossing. Federal gunners fire with tanks and rifles, while lined up behind an embankment. Dead men on ground and a dead horse. Federal generals look through binoculars, standing behind the firing line. Federal soldiers search for hidden treasure by dismantling rebel encampment buildings. (They are likely seeking a horde of gold that was reportedly hidden by Pancho Villa somewhere near Devils Cave on the Cerrito de la Santa Cruz, near Ojinaga).
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