Exercise Bright Star 80 in Egypt. An Egyptian General, two officers talk to each other. Major General Taylor of United States watches the demonstration. Two helicopters come in for landing. They land causing a puff of dust to go up in the air.
A blimp is towed out of a canvas tent hangar. One ground crewman ducks into trench between tracks as the blimp advances out of tent hangar. Scene shifts to distant wide view of a large semi-rigid airship fully emerged from its permanent hangar. It has a machine gunner nest on top. This appears to be an Italian made M.4, M.5, M.6, M.7, or M.8 semi-rigid, military use, single-gondola airship made by the Stabilimento Costruzioni Aeronautiche in Rome, and designed by Gaetano Crocco and Ottavio Ricaldoni. Next scene shows a medium wide shot of an airship, likely a SS Zero (SSZ) airship having just emerged from a hangar, and three other airships in the background. (This is possibly at Cranwell in the UK, and may be a ship of the British Royal Air Service or a US Navy airship, as the U.S. Navy was conducting airship training there with SSZ airships.) The SSZ were submarine scout aircraft used to spot German U-boats in World War 1. Next scene is an aerial view of gunner manning a machine gun atop an Italian M class airship, mounted on a pedestal surrounded by a circle of protective railing, on the top of the envelope. Next shot shows a view on the ground of a gondola for an airship Its fuel tanks, and various operating equipment are seen. Engine radiators and Blades of its twin propellers are partially seen at the top of the gondola. An officer walking within the framework of the gondola. Officer appears to be wearing an Italian Navy uniform cap.
Aircraft manufacture in United States during World War I. Men work on a metal part of an air plane at an aircraft manufacturing plant. Men assemble a biplane at the plant. They assemble the wings and remove them.
Aircraft manufacture in United States during World War I. Propellers of an aircraft being shaved with hand and men give them final finishing. They inspect and measure the propellers. Process of balancing as propellers are turned by men. A man breathes out air which make the propellers turn.
Project Storm fury at Roosevelt Roads Naval air station in Ceiba, Puerto Rico. Chief Petty Officer set as a desk with a weather map spread out in front of him. Photographers mate come and hand over a message to the Chief. Chief looks at the plotting sheet and make markings on the weather map to plot the course of hurricane Faith.
During NATO Operation Cirrus, an airman stands by the side of runway at Volkel Airfield in the Netherlands, taking motion pictures of Gloster Meteor Jet aircraft landing. (The aircraft of from Netherlands Royal Air Force Squadrons 327 and 328.)
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