United States Air Mail Service. A special mailbox with writing "Air Mail Only, Special Air Plane Postage" written on it, with various prices in cents also listed. Mailbox is located in an urban city area. Tag at base of box says "City Hall station." Next scene shows planes in front of a hangar. "US Air Mail Service" sign atop hangar door. An early model 1920s truck arrives in the foreground. Men load mail in the forward cockpit of mail plane. Biplane aircraft in flight to deliver mail.
After the end of World War II in Germany. A five star car passes with other cars parked in the background at Gatow air field in Berlin, Germany. Secretary James F Byrnes shakes hands with civilians and Generals at Gatow air field. An officer directs C-54 aircraft to parking place. President Harry S Truman gets down from the plane and talks to Russian officers. President's car with the American flag on it. President drives away in his car. As presidential motorcade drives away from the air field a photographer takes pictures with a United States plane on the side. Officers lined up in attention for review by the President. President Truman reviews the troops. A military band plays as a C-54 plane taxis in the background. Troops stand in attention while Star Spangled Banner is played. Presidential motorcade drives away from the airfield. Flags of various countries on fuselage of President's C-54. People, a truck and a jeep at the air base.
The U.S. Army Air Force Troops Carrier Command in Wau, Papua New Guinea during World War II. A soldier at a typing machine. Insignia of the U.S. Army Air Force Troops Carrier Command. Animated map shows Troops Carrier Command advancing towards U.S. air bases in Papua New Guinea and Australia. An open field. Mountains in the background. A U.S. Army Air Force Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft lands and taxis.
Television broadcast shows the controversies regarding UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) in the United States. Book headlined 'Flying Saucers and the United States Air Force'. U.S. Air Force official in an interview says that the U.S. Air Force is not hiding anything from the people. Foreign Technology Division at Wright Patterson Air Base in Ohio. Articles from outer space displayed on the table.
The Ford Reliability Tour at the Ford Airport in Dearborn, Michigan. Several hot air balloons moored to the ground. 'Skylark' written on the envelope of one of the balloons. Men beside the balloons. A large crowd gathered on the field watch the balloons. A few men at the base of one of the balloons. A hot air balloon is released with a man in the wicker basket. The hot air balloon rising high into the sky. A balloon with 'Good Year' and 'Akron' written on the envelope. The balloon is released and rises high. Another hot air balloon released. View of the balloon rising into the sky. The crowd gathered watch the balloons.
U.S. Army Air Corps crewmen at Selfridge Air National Guard Base near Mount Clemens in Michigan, United States. U.S. Army Air Corps crewmen, wearing heavy flight clothing stand near line of U.S. Army Air Corps Martin B-10 bombers parked on a flight line. Two ground crewmen warming engines of A-12A with oil stove. Two pilots putting moccasins on a collie dog. A pilot donning heavy flight clothing. Propeller turning over. Six A-12As in flight in formation. A pilot in the cockpit. A B-10 in flight. The B-10 in flight and a tail of second B-10 in the foreground. The pilot in the cockpit. Two B-10s in flight. A B-10 in flight.
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