Nester equipment being used by United States Air Force for air to ground air voice communication. Park hill equipment also being used for the purpose.
Canadian Air Marshal Bishop, head of recruiting for the Canadian Air Force, visits consolidated plant at San Diego, California. Air Marshal Bishop having snacks with other VIPs and crowd of employees cheering.
First class of Air cadets who were taught by Southwest Airways under private contract with the U.S. Army during World War 2. They are seen in classroom, receiving instruction. Next scene shows them marching in front of a hangar at Thunderbird Field. They stand in a formation and then Air cadets receive their diplomas and shake hands with U.S. Army Air Force officers. Final scene shows cadets taxiing their Stearman PT-17 aircraft out sequentially from the flight line.
Annual display of Soviet Air might at Moscow Vnukovo Airport in Russia, Soviet Union. Several visiting Air Force chiefs witness the event. U.S. General Nathan Twining present during the air display. Helicopters, light planes, jet fighters and bombers displayed overhead. A delta wing supersonic interceptor is also shown (likely the Lavochkin La-250), along with a group of MiG-19 aircraft flying in formation.
Confederate Air Force showing historical aircraft at an air show (Airsho '76) in Harlingen Texas. United States fighter planes of World War II in show. B-17 and B-24 bomber planes in flight. Formation of three B-25 planes. Lead B-25 (tan) is the "Laden Maiden," one of many aircraft owned by John Stokes and flown down from San Marcos, Texas, to support Airsho '76. Formation consisting of F4U Corsair and F6F Hellcat in flight. B-29 Superfortress in flight piloted by Paul Tibbets drops a simulated atomic bomb complete with mushroom cloud. Tibbets was the pilot of the Enola Gay that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima Japan. Following this air show, the U.S. government apologized to Japan for the re-enacted bombing. P-38 Lightning and P-47 Thunderbolt taxiing. B-17 and B-24 bomber planes landing and taxiing, including "Texas Rangers" and "Diamond Lil," the latter carrying a full "crew" looking out as the aircraft taxis past.
Preparations for United States Army Air Force operations against the Japanese in China. A Chinese soldier near a plane as a United States 14th Air Force pilot enters the cockpit of the aircraft. Shells being carried in a sling. A thatched structure is constructed. Men work on logs of wood. Men work on the engine of a plane. United States Army Air Force aircraft takes off. Soldiers at an airfield with planes parked in the background. Men under the wing of an aircraft. An aircraft in flight with a sign that reads '80 days'. (World War II period).
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