Panning view of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, DC. Numerous cars are parked but a fairly open space is preserved near the Capitol building. A Kellett KD-1 autogiro lands in the open space. Pilot Lou Leavitt seen in the rear cockpit (front cockpit empty).The autogiro takes off. A chart contrasts Federal expenditures of 485 million dollars for airplane development with only 485 thousand dollars for autogiro development, with result that 96 companies are engaged in airplane work but only 2 in autogiro work. The chart depicts other relative data impacting negatively on autogiro development.
Autogyro (early helicopter) flies over monuments in Washington DC. H F Pitcairn sits in the cockpit of autogyro. The autogyro with whirling wings for lifting power taxis on runway in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. The autogyro takes off from airfield. The autogyro flies over Lincoln Memorial (Memorial Bridge visible behind spanning the Potomac River), Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol building in Washington DC
Testing of the Kellett autogyro with 165 horse power continental A-70 engine for use in the Air Corps in the United States. A man watches as the Kellett autogyro taxis on an airfield. Hangar in the background. The autogyro takes off. The autogyro descends vertically on the field.
U.S. President Truman and British Leader Winston Churchill arrive in Fulton, Missouri. President Truman and Winston Leonard Churchill step down from the President's railroad train car. Photographers take pictures. Truman and Churchill get in to a car and travel the streets in a motorcade. Large crowd of spectators gathered on either side of the street, holding American and British flags. President Truman waves his hat and greets the onlookers. President Truman waves his hat and Winston Churchill smokes a cigar, as they stand on steps of Westminster College building.
United States Army 4th Cavalry Regiment advance cautiously, firing small arms, as they enter the Erftwerk factory in Grevenbroich,Germany during World War 2. Soldiers fire rifles,carbines and Thompson machine guns at buildings. Damaged buildings in the background. Soldier interacts with a German woman, living nearby. Severa; factory workers are enticed out of air raid shelter. U.S. soldiers talk to the workers and allay their fears.
United States Army 4th Cavalry Regiment advances through Grevenbroich,Germany during World War 2. Road sign reads 'Grevenbroich 5 Km'. U.S. M10 tank destroyer, of the 4th Cavalry, moves into the town. Civilians happily wave white flags from building windows. M10 tank destroyer maneuvers in street. Woman holding white flag stands outside building. Soldiers fire the tank destroyer's gun and then drive it into a large open field.
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