Decoration ceremony conducted by Lieutenant General Brereton, Commander of U.S. Army Air Forces 9th Air Force, at advance airfield, Criqueville (A-2) France, during World War 2. Nine pilots of the 354th Fighter Group are lined up at attention in a field. A photographer clicks pictures. Two officers stand beside a table on which medals are kept. Captain Beerbower marches towards Lt Gen Brereton. The Lt Gen decorates him. Lt Gen Brereton decorates a major, a captain and a lieutenant, shaking hands with them. The company stands at attention. The honored men stand back in a line. General Brereton is seen, later, conversing with Captain Beerbower (wearing Silver Star). Among those decorated in this ceremony were: Capt. Don M. Beerbower (Silver Star); Capt. Wallace N. Emmer, Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) and Lieutenant Carl Bickel (DFC).
U.S. Army pilot Lieutenant Cyrus Bettis gets out of his Curtiss R3C-1 racer airplane after winning the Pulitzer Trophy Race and setting a new world speed record of 249.3 miles per hour in the International Air Races at Mitchel Field, New York. He is congratulated by U.S. Army Air Service Major T. G. Lanphier.
A C-54 Skymaster aircraft of the Air Transport Command lands at the Athens airport, Greece. An officer of the United States Air Force descends from the aircraft. He moves on towards his car. Locals carry his luggage to the car.
Inaugural person to person voice communication between Inspector General of Uruguayan Air Force and an official at United States Air force headquarters. Inspector General speaks over a phone to the official using SITFA ,( System Interamericano de Telecommunicaciones de Furezas Aereas) a single sideband voice communication system that enables 15 Latin American countries to converse among themselves. Uruguayan flag is seen in the Inspector General's office.
Handley Page Harrow (G-AFRL) aircraft taxis out. Handley Page Harrow and Short S.30 Empire in flight. Air-to-air refueling by Handley Page Harrow to Short S.30 Empire is achieved. Parachutist jumps from an aircraft. View of parachute in sky. Parachutist lands in middle of the city where he is met by few dignitaries.
Confederate Air Force showing historical aircraft at air show in Harlingen Texas. United States fighter planes of World War II in show. Curtiss P-40 fighter and bomber plane taxiing and turning. The Curtiss P-40 parked. Astronaut Colonel Joe Engle leaves the cockpit of Curtiss P-40, gets down on the wing and then on the ground. He returns back to the cockpit of Curtiss P-40.
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