Mission over Marshalling yards: bombing in Saint Paul, France. Aerial views of city. Targets in city. Explosion over targets during aircraft bombing raid by U.S. Army Air Force. (World War II period).
Monument unveils in Wissembourg, Alsace, France. People walk by front gate of a building decorated with laces and flowers. Flags and flowers decorate buildings in a Street of Wissembourg. Wreaths placed on wooden fences.
The Aisne Operation in France during World War I. The U.S. Army 30th Infantry troops march through Chateau-Thierry. A car in the background. Soldiers march in groups with rifle. Trees besides road. Soldiers on horses ride behind group. Soldiers on bicycles follow them. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
The Aisne Operation in France during World War I. U.S. Army 30th Infantry troops march through Chateau-Thierry towards the front. Soldiers march on muddy road. Trucks pass by troops. Dust raises as trucks pass by. Troops carry rifles on their shoulders. Soldiers ride on horse and follow troops. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Wright Brothers demonstrate their airplane in public at Hunaudieres horse racing track near the town of Le Mans, France. The "Wright Flyer" is brought to the field in center of the track, by horses. French audience sits and talks. Two men rotate blades of the "flyer" to start it. A team of men pull a rope to raise a weight in a launching derrick. When the weight drops it catapults the airplane into the air. Views of the airplane in flight, with Wilbur Wright at the controls accompanied by a passenger.
Chronicling history of early flight. A German motorless glider early aircraft is launched from atop a hill and flies over bystanders on a field. Short history of the Wright Brothers flights at Kitty Hawk is given, showing planes, hangar, and living quarters for the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina during 1903 to 1908 period. Footage of successful flightby Wilbur Wright in Le Mans France on August 8, 1908. People watch from grandstand as plane flies. Newspaper headlines detail success in Le Mans. Front page of "The North American" is shown with headline "Wright Glides in Air as a Hawk; flies 2.17 Miles in 106 Seconds!"
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