Mineral resources in Texas. Film titled 'Glimpses of Texas'. Map of Texas. Location of Texas and its size in United States. Natural gas field at panhandle. Map shows areas containing gas and oil reserves. Oil towers and oil drilling machines. A crude oil refinery. Oil refinery in Texas manufacturing petroleum products. Cliff side gas and helium field in Texas. Exterior of main office building of helium plant in Amarillo Texas, with sign on building, "United States Bureau of Mines Helium Plant." View of office and men working near large gas storage containers. Views of sulfur producing wells. Sulfur piles and railroad train at a sulfur plant.
A graph shows an ever increasing speed of aircraft year after year. In 1937 speed was 250 Knots and it rises to 600 Knots in 1948. United States F-84 undergoes some tests in a wind tunnel at Wright air Development Center in Ohio, United States. Main control panel inside the wind tunnel. A man wearing headset works on throttles. An engineer checks the main test panel. Engine fire test conducted as flames start to pour through ports.
Wright Air Development Center in Ohio, United States. Test of Magnesium photographic flare attached to a United States B-26 aircraft. High voltage generator, a model of F-84 and a test of lightning conducted on it. Various experiments conducted at electrical research test building using electrical instruments as test meters. Civilian and military technicians operate electrical equipment. Electric impulse on one of the machines.
Wright Air Development Center in Ohio, United States. United States F-84 F aircraft with nose attachment for air to air hook up with B-36. Aircraft moves into position for aerial hook up with B-36 aircraft. Planes get hooked up. F-84 F plane attached under side of B-36 aircraft and attached to its bomb bay.
Wright Air Development Center in Ohio, United States. Air to air hits on MIG-15 aircraft. Supersonic propellers turned by men at test stands. Newspaper headline reads 'Reds invade South Korea'. United States F-86 aircraft in flight and then stationary on ground. A split frame picture shows F-59 dives low, F-86 D stationary, Martin Matador being launched, X-1 aircraft in flight and a document 'Nuclear Powered Aircraft'. An animation on training bases and logistics system. Wind tunnel at Wright airfield. Milling machine in operation at a machine shop. A typist at work, Flight engineer inside B-50 aircraft. Project engineer of B-50 aircraft studies the instruments and records aircraft performance. Aerial views of Wright air field with wind tunnel, Aero Med lab and Wright memorial. A B-47 flies overhead the Wright memorial.
The United States Open Championship at the Brookline Country Club in Massachusetts, United States. People gather to watch the championship. Golfers strike the ball. A 3 way tie between Julius Boros, Jacky Cupit and Arnold Palmer. The three men go into an 18 hole playoff. Julius Boros shoots one under par and wrests the title from Cupit and Palmer. The players shake hands after the match. Boros with the trophy.
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