U.S. Navy officers inspect captured Japanese Mitsubishi A6M, the infamous "Zero" fighter plane. The captured enemy aircraft has been painted over with U.S. markings and tested at Naval Air Station in Anacostia . A test pilot prepares to fly the captured plane. The captured Japanese Zero taxiing out for take off. Japanese Zero in flight. (World War II period).
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air) Admiral Thomas Connolly discusses the development of United States fighter aircrafts. F-14 Tomcat fighter plane seen. Space for pilot and missile officer. Two men seated in the plane. Bubble canopy and swing wing design. Nose of the plane seen. Engine of the plane.
A new gasoline automobile, unconventional in design at Kansas City. A man drives the automobile. The propeller of the automobile shoots air through a tunnel on top of the machine. The model is tested for possible use in aviation.
Flight research at Air Force Flight Test Center in California. High-speed cameras record the flight research. Men set the high-speed cameras. The cameras record the deceleration tests and the launching of rockets at the Flight Test Center.
YH-16A turboshaft tactical transport helicopter (The Transporter). This aircraft, number 50-1270, is the second prototype produced. Two men board the huge aircraft. View from next to the pilot in the cockpit. A man guides the pilot from the ground. A C-124C Air Force aircraft taxiing in far background. The giant helicopter takes off. Views of the YH-16A Helicopter in flight.
H Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th U.S. Marine Regiment at Hoengsong in Korea, during Korean War. Two Marine F4U Corsair fighter aircraft attack enemy targets in the mountains. Smoke rises due to explosion. U.S. Marine in a parka fires M1919A4 Browning 30 Caliber air cooled machine gun.
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