A film on the development of air power of the United States. A still photograph of Orville Wright flying the first aircraft on 17 December 1903 at Kill Devil Hills in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Two men turn propellers and start the engines of Wright "A" aircraft in France. Catapult launching tower behind the aircraft. Spectators in stands during the first public demonstration of Wright Brothers airplane, at Le Mans, France. The takeoff and the flight of Wright Brothers "A" aircraft. Orville Wright and U.S. Lieutenant Frank P. Lahm seated in Wright "A" aircraft at Fort Myer in Virginia. Orville Wright and Lt. Lahm in Wright "A" aircraft in flight over Fort Myer.
A film on the development of air power of the United States. Wilbur Wright demonstrated his invention before the King of Italy and Italian government officials in 1909. Soldiers push the Wright aircraft out of a hangar. The King of Italy and Italian officials watch the take off of the Wright aircraft from a launching rail. Flight of five early model aircraft over water. French aviator Louis Bleriot seated in his Bleriot VI Tandem monoplane. A man turns the propeller and starts the aircraft. A man working on a Farman Voisin bi-plane. American aviator Glenn H Curtiss seated in his Gold Bug bi-plane. He starts the motor and the aircraft taxis away.
A film on the development of air power. A German Zeppelin dirigible in Germany. The dirigible in flight. Trees in the foreground. Animation shows Zeppelin routes in Germany.
A film on the development of air power. A French observation balloon in flight at Souain in Marne, France on October 2, 1918 during World War I. Anti-aircraft bursts near the observation balloon. Wreckage of a bombed village in the background.
Production of the DH-4 aircraft with the Liberty L-12 engine for the American air services in the United States during World War I. Interior of a factory. Several workers working in the factory. Wings for aircraft are being fabricated. Liberty motors installed on fuselage of aircraft in a factory. Animation over a map of the U.S. shows a cartoon of Uncle Sam talking over a telephone. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
A film on the development of air transport. German dirigible Bodensee in flight in Germany. A large group of workers and spectators watch as airship "Bodensee" is pulled out of a large hangar. Workers around and in the gondola as it rests on the ground. The dirigible in flight over a city. Interior of the gondola shows two men eating dinner. Other people are looking out of the windows of the gondola. Crowds on the ground looking up. Bodensee airship comes in for a landing.
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