Tethered tests of the U.S. Army Air Corps XR-1 helicopter at the Platt-LePage company factory in Eddystone Pennsylvania. The helicopter parked in front of hangar. Pilot Lou Leavitt in the cockpit and starts the engine. Several men watch and take pictures of the action. A group of men including Platt,Leavitt ,Le Page and Grover Loening talk to each other. XR-1 hovers as cars and trucks remain parked in the background. Several scenes in which the the helicopter lightly touches down and then takes off again.
United States Army support troops of 209th Artillery Group (Redstone), prepare Redstone Missile for launch from White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. They fuel a Redstone missile. Two soldiers stand at base of the Missile holding fuel hoses. View of gantry crane with its floor compartments. Army personnel come down the ladder after fueling missile.
United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom Joseph Kennedy returns from London, United Kingdom. A Boeing 314 or Clipper flying boat at the New York pier. The Ambassador gets off amidst security personnel and other officials. He is greeted by numerous officials and his family members. He poses with his family for the press.
U.S. Marines practice with Lewis machine guns during World War I. U.S. marine three-man machine gun teams set up Lewis machine guns and fire them during training at Key West, Florida, in World War 1. Teams set up in prone positions, with gunner ready to fire. Second man fastens circular ammunition magazine atop the gun and third man stays low behind. The guns are on a bipods, and equipped with large cooling shields around their barrels. The gunners fire one magazine, replace it, and fire again.
Prime Minister (PM) of India, Indira Gandhi visits United States for better understanding and friendship between the two countries in Washington D.C. On Saturday morning, July 31, 1968 Prime Minister Gandhi arrives at National Broadcasting Conference Studio to record for an interview. Journalist and PM Gandhi seated in the studio. Journalists ask questions about the reason for coming to America. PM Gandhi replies that she came here for personal contact and seek understanding.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) tests flight mission STS-3 of Space Shuttle Columbia in the United States. The Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) nozzles 1 and 2. Sparks come out from the parts of the space shuttle. The space shuttle during a launch. Fiery flare emitted as the space shuttle takes off.
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