View of the bomb damaged Frauenkirche Catholic cathedral in downtown Munich, Germany, at the end of World War 2 in Europe. Camera pans from top of towers down to ground level, with a pile of debris seen near the entrance between the towers. View of the interiors of the Church sanctuary, heavily damaged by bombing, with open sky visible. Wide view from an elevated tower position (presumably a Frauenkirche tower) of the bombed remains of the city of Munich at the close of World War II. Several wrecked buildings in view. View toward New Town Hall. Next scene at ground level shows U.S. Army jeeps and trucks, along with pedestrians passing by on street of Marienplatz with the New Town Hall behind.
United States Army Sergeant is seen wearing a ear-mounted microphone and broadcasting news to German civilians in Cologne, Germany, late in World War 2. Three audio loud speakers are mounted on truck. Large crowd of somber and sad looking German civilians stand on the streets and listen to the news and announcements. The crowd is mostly women, older men, and some children. Several men are seen wearing hats. Close up views of some of the German civilians and German children in the crowd as they listen to announcements. A few men are seen smoking and some are seen with bicycles. Civilians are seen questioning the U.S. Army speaker after his broadcast
Sun Valley Resort in the Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho opens to public after serving as a U.S. Navy rest center during World War 2. Skiers atop ridge look over wide view of Sun Valley resort and snow covered mountains. Skiers board a horse driven sleight or sled in front of a ski lodge. Nineteen colleges take part in tricky Slalom races. Views of skiers competing on the ski slopes. Scene changes to ski jumping in New York, and the Torger Tokle Memorial Jump for amateur ski jumpers at Bear Mountains in New York. Art Davlin wins the competition. Dot Graves is the only woman entrant. Views of ski jumpers landing, some with mishaps, after the jump.
Opens with scenes of aviators unsuccessful attempts to cross the Atlantic in pursuit of the Orteig Prize. Failed attempt by Fonck in his Sikorsky aircraft as he headed for Paris on September 21, 1926. French aviator René Paul Fonck standing beside his aircraft before takeoff. Fonck's plane taxiing for takeoff. View of the plane crashed and consumed in fire and smoke. Crash of Byrd's Fokker plane on April 16, 1927, injuring Byrd and crewmen Noville and Bennett. View of Byrd in uniform before the crash. View of the crash as Byrd's plane is seen tumbling nose over on landing. Failure of Chamberlin's Bellanca aircraft carrying Chamberlin and two little girl passengers. The plane stalls at landing but passengers are safe. Next scene of crash of plane carrying Davis and Wooster on April 26, 1927 near Langley Field, Virginia, killing both men. The crashed plane beside a swamp. View of France's Charles Nungesser and Francois Coli before their attempt in L'Oiseau Blanc (The White Bird). Plane with Nungesser and Coli taking off; it disappeared after taking off from Paris, with the last sighting of it over Ireland. View of Charles Lindbergh and then also of Lindbergh and his mother, and of the Spirit of Saint Louis on May 20, 1927 before his successful Atlantic Crossing to Le Bourget at Paris on May 21, 1927. The aircraft being backed out of a hangar and being fueled. Captain Charles Augustus Lindbergh enters the cockpit. The Spirit of Saint Louis Wright Whirlwind powered monoplane taxiing and taking off slowly from Roosevelt Field in New York, heavily burdened by fuel. Aerial view of the Spirit of St Louis in flight, taken from another airplane. Charles Lindbergh crosses the Atlantic in the plane 'Spirit of St. Louis'. Charles Lindbergh is greeted by huge crowd in Paris. Views of crowds, dignitaries and celebrations as he is welcomed by people in Paris, Brussels and London. Also views of his receptions in Washington DC and New York City in the United States in June 1927.
Colonel Charles Augustus Lindbergh welcomed by huge crowd in streets of New York City as he flew successfully from New York to Paris. Charles Lindbergh with his mother Evangeline Lindbergh and separately in the cabin of his monoplane Spirit of St. Louis. Scenic aerial views of Paris including monuments, busy streets, Montmatre Sacré-Cœur basilica, and Eiffel Tower lit up at night.
Prince Umberto II of Italy bestows the National colors on new regiments for war service to Ethiopia. The new regiments were organized by King Victor Emmanuel III as reinforcements for the Army fighting Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie's warriors in East Africa. A priest bestows blessing on the soldiers and banners. Banners are blessed in an impressive ceremony.
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