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P-V Engineering Forum tether test of early single-place prototype P-V2 helicopter

An early helicopter being tested at facility of the P-V Engineering Forum (later the Piasecki Co.) in Roxborough, Pennsylvania. Pilot attempting tethered flight in a one-place stripped prototype of the P-V2 helicopter Men stand by side of the helicopter as the pilot sits in the framework cockpit. They maintain hold on the landing gear of the helicopter as the pilot experiments with the controls and familiarizes himself with the helicopter's response. A long tethering rope snakes out along the ground near the helicopter. The pilot succeeds in hovering the craft a foot or two above the ground.

Location: Roxborough Pennsylvania United States USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 11 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038458
Successful test flight of PV-2 helicopter at factory of P-V Engineering Forum, Inc. in Pennsylvania

Successful test flight of the PV-2 helicopter at facility of P-V Engineering Forum Inc. (later the Piasecki Co.) in Roxborough, Pennsylvania. Pilot assisted by a mechanic enters the cockpit. Pilot starts the engine and P-V2 lifts off. Helicopter is seen maneuvering making 360 degrees turns and hovering, all under good control of the pilot at all times.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 3 min 31 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038459
Montage of World War I scenes. Postwar French military preparedness. Tensions between Germany and France early in World War II.

German cavalry on horseback entering Belgium and Berman infantry marching in France, at the start of World War 1 (1914). The famed Taxicab army is seen carrying French soldiers in Paris. General Ferdinand Foch reviewing elements of the French 9th Army. French and British troops firing a British BL 8-inch howitzer. French troops rushing across no-man's land of trenches and barbed wire, as shells burst. German soldiers taken prisoners in trench. General Foch shaking hands with U.S. General Pershing, aboard a U.S. warship. Sketch of signing of the armistice, November 1, 1918 on a railway carriage at Compiegne. Monument to Marshal Foch. Monument to Minister of War, Andre Maginot. concrete being poured. French construction of the Maginot Line. Animated illustrated cross-section of the line.View of troops moving on rail cars in the Maginot line. Glimpse of Maginot line guns on surface. At outbreak of World War 2, French troops deploy to the Maginot line. French troops inside bunkers and tunnels of Maginot Line. Marshal Petain reviewing the troops as they deploy. Muzzle of a Maginot line gun. Hitler with Military Chiefs planning. View of French Foreign Minsister, Aristide Briand,during signing of the 1928 Kellogg-Briand antiwar pact in Paris.Frank R. Kellogg, U.S. Secretary of State at the table to Briand's left. His signature on the document. A field full of French Morane 406 airplanes. French airman poses with Potez 58 airplane. French AMC 34 tanks. Crowd milling about at Renault Building and unrest elswhere in Paris, France. Newspapers chronicle failure of the League of Nations. Movie cartoon about weakening of France by Nazi inspired social strife and sabotage. French Army troops in mess hall eat at long tables and pour wine with meal. Idle French troops across the Rhine River targeted by German propaganda and psychological warfare including banners; messages by balloons;German bands playing French tunes; large loudspeakers broadcasting in French.

Location: France
Date: 1943
Duration: 5 min 51 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675038487
United States Coast Guard SPARS being trained in United States

A film titled 'Coast Guard SPARS' urges women to join women's component of United States Coast Guard to relieve men for active duty in the sea. SPARS trained, work in laboratories and store rooms. They manage aviation operations and also work as radio technicians.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 5 min 54 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675038512
U.S. 8th Air Force B-17s on an airfield in rural England during World War II.

A film titled 'The Memphis Belle' shows rural countryside aroound a B-17 airbase in rural England, during the second World War. United States B-17 bombers of the 8th Air Force parked with ground crewmen perform maintenance work on them. Rows of bombs stored in munitions dump. Armorers move large bombs using chain hoists, and place them on wheeled trailers. Air crewmen ride atop the bombs as they are towed to the B-17s. One bomb rider plays the harmonica as they roll along. Crewmen arm the bombs.

Location: United Kingdom
Date: 1943
Duration: 3 min 57 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675038593
B-17 bomber crews of U.S. 8th Air Force are briefed before their mission

American air crews attend a briefing session in England during World War II. The mission briefer points out their target as the German port of Willhelmshaven. He also points to the positions of B-17s in the mission formation. Among them is seen Captain Morgan's name (pilot of the "Memphis Belle") as one of the flight leaders. The aircrews "hack" their watches. Several crew members kneel as a Chaplain gives them a blessing before the mission.

Location: England United Kingdom
Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 20 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038594
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