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Major General Oscar Westover, Army Air Corps Chief, killed in crash of A-17 airplane in Burbank, California

Wreckage of A-17 aircraft that crashed and burned on sidewalk and yard of a house at 1007 Scott Road, Burbank California, while attempting to land at the nearby Lockheed company airfield, on September 21, 1938. Army soldiers in uniform, and Local residents stand around the wreckage. Killed in the crash were: Major General Oscar Westover, Chief of the Army Air Corps, and Crew Chief, Staff Sergeant Samuel Hymes. There were no other casualties, but damage from fire can be seen on two of the nearby houses. People pick through the wreckage. Closeup of the propeller and engine cowling dug into the earth. Large group of spectators standing clear of the wreckage as several officials comb through it. An elderly man and woman, sit in their yard with a small child.

Date: 1938, September 21
Duration: 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675032880
Views of Jacqueline Cochran flying an airplane and other aircraft in flight.

Female American pilot Jacqueline Cochran tests a fighter airplane. An aircraft lands at an airfield. Jacqueline Cochran smiles and waves from the cockpit. Crowds gathered under the control tower to watch Cochran’s flight. Cochran performs aerial stunts taking off from a platform on top of a moving car. A man on the ground demonstrates a wingsuit with flaps on his arms like wings. A parachutist jumps off from an airplane. Two white parachutes open in midair. Parachutist lands on the ground.

Date: 1937
Duration: 1 min 30 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675032889
United States Army Air Forces planes in the Mariana Islands.

B-29 and P-51 planes of the U.S. Army Air Forces in the Mariana Islands. Two fighter planes P-51 Mustangs in flight. A lone P-51 plane flies over the airfield. A crashed P-51 plane on the ground. A truck and few soldiers stand near the crashed plane. A man holds a fire hose. A P-51 taxies and takes off. P-51 in flight. A bomber plane B-29 Superfortress taxies on the ground. (World War II period).

Date: 1945, May 7
Duration: 60 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675033372
P-51 and F-51 aircraft of the U.S. Air Force in Korea.

Pilots of P-51 and F-51 planes of the U.S. Air Force prepare to take off in Korea, during Korean War. Interior of a briefing room. An officer briefs the pilots. The officer points towards a map. Close view of pilots' faces as they listen to the officer. The pilots come out of the briefing room. Several F-51s in a row. A pilot climbs onto the wing of F-51. The pilot talks to a crew chief. Another pilot checks a note book while standing on the wing of the plane. Yet another pilot climbs into the cockpit of a P-51. Rockets and bombs on the plane. Shadow of rotating propeller on the ground. Close view of nose section of the plane. A pilot in the cockpit of a stationary P-51. 'Pilot-Lieutenant Bell, Crew Chief—Sergeant Olson' written on the side of the plane. A P-51 taxies on the ground past a partially complete hangar. Two men talk. A number of F-51 planes on runway await signal for take off. A jeep and a man across airfield. Several stationary Sikorsky R-5 helicopters in the background. A ground crew member signals P-51s to take off. The planes take off. Two crew chiefs stand and watch the take off. A truck parked across the runway. The driver looks at the planes as they take off. Roof of the hangar shows large hole in the steel framework. F-51 flies overhead. F-51s in flight. Four P-51s in flight. .

Date: 1951
Duration: 3 min 22 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675033402
P-51 Mustang fighter planes of the U.S. Army Air Forces land at Criqueville field in France.

A flight of 4 P-51s seen from two angles, approaching the advance airfield at Criqueville (A-2) in France. They peel off for landing.Three of them are seen rolling out after landing. The only plane markings visible in this clip are on the last aircraft to land. It has a donkey painted on its tail, identifying it as belonging to the 356th Fighter Squadron (Red Asses) of the 354th Fighter Group.

Date: 1944, July
Duration: 1 min 2 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033408
Decoration ceremony for U.S. Army Air Forces 9th Air Force fighter pilots in France during World War II.

Decoration ceremony conducted by Lieutenant General Brereton, Commander of U.S. Army Air Forces 9th Air Force, at advance airfield, Criqueville (A-2) France, during World War 2. Nine pilots of the 354th Fighter Group are lined up at attention in a field. A photographer clicks pictures. Two officers stand beside a table on which medals are kept. Captain Beerbower marches towards Lt Gen Brereton. The Lt Gen decorates him. Lt Gen Brereton decorates a major, a captain and a lieutenant, shaking hands with them. The company stands at attention. The honored men stand back in a line. General Brereton is seen, later, conversing with Captain Beerbower (wearing Silver Star). Among those decorated in this ceremony were: Capt. Don M. Beerbower (Silver Star); Capt. Wallace N. Emmer, Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) and Lieutenant Carl Bickel (DFC).

Date: 1944, July 22
Duration: 1 min 51 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033412