A safety seat for pilots tested at Wright air field in Dayton, Ohio. Men strap a dummy to a seat and it is hoisted on board a plane with a crane. Men pull a string and the dummy is tossed up in the air to safety. Dummy falls into a net erected nearby.
Allied invasion of Southern France during World War II. Aerial views of Allied occupiied aerodrome with numerous gliders and United States C-47 tow plane aircraft parked in the field. they are marked with white D-day invasion stripes Tents set up at the field. Wrecked German airplanes and bomb craters. Wrecked aerodrome. Low level aerial views of bombed roads, railroads and bridges.
A demonstration of American air training program in new York. Military experts from 17 American nations watch the event. Large formations of planes in the skies.
U.S. Army Air Corps (USAAC) Captain Melvin J. Hitchcock of the 66th Fighter Squadron, 57th Fighter Group, in cockpit of his P-47, talks to crew chief, before a mission. 12th Air Force patch seen on his left shoulder. Other pilots in cockpits talk to their respective crew chiefs.One pilot is smoking a cigar and passes it to his crew chief who looks askance at it . Crew chief stands on wing of P-47, putting cowling on engine. Insignia of the 65th Fighter Squadron is seen on the aircraft.
Aircraft B-26s takes off from runway. Nose of B-26 with figure of girl painted on it. Men walk away from nose section. Men on aircraft for refueling. Men play baseball. Aircraft parked in the background.
General Henry Arnold alights from automobile. General Spaatz, General Vandenberg and General Lee also alight. General Arnold and Lieutenant Colonel Grump in conversation. General Arnold gets into aircraft B-25. MPs guard plane. Aircraft P-51 taxis down runway.
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