U.S.Army Air Service flying expedition to Alaska and back. DH-4B aircraft of the Black Wolf Squadron preparing to depart Mitchel Field, Long Island, New York, on their record-breaking flight to Nome, Alaska, and return. Change of scene to Alaska. Captain St. Clair Streett and other members of the expedition posing next to the DH-4B flown by 2nd Lieutenant C.H. Crumrine. An itinerary of their flight on the fuselage of the airplane. Two aircrew hold pet dogs.
A close up of U.S. Army Air Service Lieutenant James Doolittle, winner of the Schneider Cup float plane race in Bay Shore Park, Baltimore, Maryland, clocking an average speed of 232 miles per hour. He is seen standing on one float of his winning Curtiss R3C-2 racer , next to a small boat containing several persons.
Buffalo Youth in big turn out at Junior Air Meet in New York. Young children on the streets. They hold posters. Trucks loaded with children who aspire to become airplane pilots. U.S. Lieutenant James Doolittle with other officials on a stage. A poster reads ' The Buffalo Times'. Doolittle review parade of the aspiring aviator boys. A poster reads 'Sky Rover Wing'.
The Aiguille du Midi cable car in Chamonix Mont-Blanc. Town at foot of the mountain. Cable car on high altitude when a Republic F-84F Thunderstreak of the French Armée de l'Air crashed into a cable car in Chamonix, France. People drink from glass. A woman hugs a person. People rescued after 15 hours.
Nighttime in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Plane taxis to a stop during Premier Fidel Castro's visit to Argentina. Premier Castro comes down the ramp and puts on his coat. The Cuban premier is greeted by a huge crowd. Fidel Castro speaks to Argentinian reporters in the middle of the crowd.
United States President John F Kennedy steps down from Air Force One aircraft at airport in Billings, Montana and meets American citizens gathered there. He meets two Native American Indian men in ceremonial dress. He shakes hands with a group of Boy Scouts and with people gathered for his arrival. Scenes show several gatherings of crowds greeting the President, including at a college academic graduation ceremony.
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