American aviator Lincoln Beachey performs stunts in an aircraft in the United States. The Wright aircraft flies at a very low altitude. American aviator Lincoln Beachey performs stunts in a Curtiss model aircraft by diving low across a road. Spectators on the side of the road near a fence watch the aircraft stunt. Lincoln Beachey adjusts a crash helmet. Aerial view of a stunt man standing on the wing of the aircraft. 'Jersey Ringling' written on the side of the aircraft. The stunt man switching airplanes in flight, grabbing hold of a bar attachment on the bottom of the wing, hanging from the same after switching the airplane by leg and hand only. He releases hand hold and swings by legs.
A machine set up as rival to Wright Brothers' biplane in the United States. An early model type aircraft showing rotor attachment between each wing. The airplane does not successfully take off.
Former President of the U.S. National Aeronautical Association Fredrick Patterson presents a medal in 1923 to Orville Wright in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the first flight. Patterson presents a medal to Orville Wright in the United States. View of the medal.
A memorial dedicated to Orville and Wilbur Wright on November 19, 1932 at Kitty Hawk in North Carolina, United States. A still photograph of the memorial atop Kitty Hawk hill.
A press conference in the United States. U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara speaks at a press conference. Newsmen seated in chairs. They take down notes. Cameramen record the speech. Newsmen leave after the conference.
A U.S. military training film titled "Pro Patria Vigilans" on the wartime and peacetime activities of the U.S. Signal Corps. United States Army General Douglas MacArthur aboard the U.S. Army Battleship USS Missouri during the Japanese surrender ceremonies of World War 2 in 1945. General MacArthur speaking on board the ship at the closing of the surrender proceedings. Aircraft flying in formation overhead. Antiaircraft guns directed towards the aircraft. Signal Corps recruits train at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. The recruits dive and swim across water. The soldiers attend lecture by an officer. A sign reads: 'Field Radio Course'. Men working in the radio room are trained. Views of soldiers learning to operate radar. Various radar dishes. Closeup views of radar screens. An officer training the soldiers with the help of a model. The coastal defense training of the soldiers. The soldiers study the communication equipment. Soldiers working on communication switchboard equipment, telegraph, and teletype machines. A small messenger aircraft takes off and lands near the message center. A sign outside the building reads: 'Master Message Center'. Soldiers receive a map and clear it through the message center. Spinning equipment in the message center (possibly related to decoding or encryption). Officers seated at a desk, discussing a map.
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