Operation Skywatch in the United States. The Radar dome. Enlisted men leave through door in base. Enlisted men pass dining hall. The cook slices roast beef. The cook opens the oven door and draws out pan of pies. The cook places the pan on a serving table. He places the piece of pie on enlisted man's tray. Food is served in tray. Men eat in dining hall. A mascot dog walks on snow. The cook feeds a piece of meat to the dog.
Operation Skywatch in the United States. Poster reads' Volunteers needed for ground observer corps'. Civilians enter and leave clothing store. Civilian buys material at counter. Woman clerk. Two civilians stand and talk by station wagon on street. Woman holding baby talks to man on couch. Man and woman in chicken yard. Man speaks. Woman talks to man while feeding chickens. Man and woman talk outside building with sign' Office'. Man gets a haircut at the barber shop. Poster reads ' the job we do'. Civilians enter the doorway for the Ground Observer Corps meeting. Men and women listen to lecture. Army man talks and points to blackboard. Civilians listen to speaker. Man points to aircraft identification diagram. Other man points at wall map. Gathering talk and point at map.
Operation Skywatch in the United States. Two Air Force enlisted men play ping pong in recreation room. Barber gives haircut to Air Force enlisted man. Enlisted man buys supplies at shop. Purchaser at shop.
Kellett KD-1 autogyro (rotary wing aircraft) in flight over U.S. Army maneuvers in the United States. Mounted troops and a horse drawn caisson move across open terrain. Troops in 1918-style uniforms move on horse drawn vehicles. Kellett autogiro in flight. View of military maneuvers. Troops load and fire French 75 artillery pieces. Shells burst in area near damaged farm building.
Landing of Pitcairn autogyro at field in the United States. Pitcairn autogyro lands. Two men in the autogyro attempt to stop the large rotor blades. Two men stand next to the autogyro. Inventor of the Pitcairn autogyro Juan de la Cierva stands on field. Autogyro taxis for take off from the airfield. Autogyro in flight. Another biplane aircraft in flight. Autogyro lands and taxis on the grassy field. Photographers stand in group on field watch autogyro in action.
Demonstration of action of propeller blade of P-3 aircraft in the United states. Reversible propeller blades of American Curtiss P-3 Hawk biplane stops during flight. The pilot reverses pitch on propellers with crank tool. The propeller is reversed. A ground crewman stands in front of the aircraft. The crewman props reverse air blast. He holds checked flag which flows. The hangar in the background. The Curtiss P-3 aircraft takes off from the airfield. The P-3 aircraft taxis and lands at an airfield. The pilot reverses pitch in blade and backs up the aircraft. The aircraft taxis in front of the hangar and stops.
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