French social leaders fashionably dressed watch demonstration of flying. Men and women are seen wearing hats. Wilbur Wright goes up with a French journalist remaining aloft for 55 minutes and 37 seconds. Both seen seated in the plane. Several men stand as the plane takes off. A newspaper headline reads 'Wright in new world record'.
Thirty Girl Scout leaders from all parts of the country visit a big bomber plant and begin an intensive course to qualify as "Wing Scouts". The girls seen with tiny planes. The Girl Scout leaders seen with an instructor near a plane.
A Supermarine Spitfire Mk1 of No 41 Squadron RAF (Squadron code: "EB" on its fuselage) is readied for take-off by a ground crew at RAF Hornchurch, during World War 2. A Squadron Spitfire fighter aircraft lands. Spitfire planes in flight as seen from the tail of a slower flying camera plane (bomber). The Spitfirers buzz it from the rear in mock attack passes. Various views of the fighters maneuvering about behind the camera plane. As film ends, the Spirtfires begin to join up into formations
A celebration aboard a giant airplane high over New York City, en route to Atlantic City. Interior views of cabin of the airplane, and cockpit, while guests are seated in the plane during flight. They are served refreshments. Aerial view of the city of New York including skyscrapers like the Empire State Building. Aerial view of the George Washington Bridge spanning the Hudson River. British aviators James Mollison and his wife Amy Mollison are among guest honored by famous woman American Aviator Amelia Earhart on the flight. Heavy weight boxing champion Gene Tunney (with bandage on left side of face), artist Howard Chandler Christy and the publisher George Palmer Putnam are also among the guests. Stewardess or flight attendant is seen talking to pilots during flight, and serving drinks to guests. Gene Tunney smiles on receiving a drink.
President Roosevelt cancels all aerial mail contracts. The Government orders the Army to take over the job. U.S. Army Planes standing at the Army flying fields. Activities at the Army flying fields. Men handling mail packets. U.S. Army Planes take off. Planes in flight.
Allied strategic Conferences in World War 2. Opening scene shows Château Frontenac. Then President Franklin Roosevelt seated with Canada Prime Minister, McKensie King, and British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. Scene shifts to their respective military staffs conferring at a table. Next scene shows the Russian Embassy in Tehran, Iran, with the Big Three (Joseph Stalin, FDR, and Churchill) seated on the portico, and their top ranking military officers standing behind them. Soviet Marshal Kliment Voroshilov stands behind Stalin. American officers are seen in next scene, including General George Marshall, Admiral Ernest King (lighting a cigarette) and General Henry H. ("Hap") Arnold. U.S. Ambassador to Russia, W. Averell Harriman, stands behind King and Arnold. Closeup of Churchill. Shift to an animated map of Europe. It illustrates the massive fortifications put in place by the Nazis along the coast of occupied Europe. Camera pans across heavy German coastal guns, Pill Boxes, and shore obstacles in place on the beaches. Marshal Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel leads a group of German officers on an inspection tour of the "Atlantic Wall" defenses. Closeup of Rommel. British Bristol Blenheim bombers en route to attack targets in the German occupied areas. Views of Allied airmen inside cockpit of their bomber aircraft. A flight of five German fighters (appear to be Bf-109s) peeling off to attack an Allied bomber. View inside bomber of American gunner in bomber firing machine gun at attacking German fighter. Head on view of German Focke Wulf FW-190 fighter heading straight toward the camera, and point of view from gun camera as German aircraft zooms up over it. Gunner in bomber firing. An aircraft exploding inflight. View inside Allied bomber, through cracked windshield, of aircraft in a formation of U.S. Martin B-26 Marauder bombers. Next shot is rearward from bomb bay showing bombs away view as bombs are released from a B-26. Scene shifts to aerial view from rear of a U.S. B-17 bomber dropping bombs. View of the bombs striking a railroad marshaling yard. Another view of a B-26 bomber in flight.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy ©2026 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2026 CriticalPast LLC.