New Advances by the U.S. Army Air Corps Part 4

Description

Summary: (Photo'd by Movietone, Pathe, Paramount, Universal and News of the Day). Reel 1: AV's of the U.S. Army Air Corps exercises at Selfridge Field, Michigan. MS of U.S. AAF pilots donning heavy winter clothing -- Consolidated A-11 parked in bg. 5') CU FV of U.S. AAF pilots donning heavy winter clothing. 15') MS FV of three U.S. AAF pilots putting on heavy winter boots. 19') MS FV of U.S. AAF pilots -- Consolidated A-11 parked in bg. 22') LS FV group of pilots -- A-11's and A-17A's parked in bg. 28') Series of scenes of Consolidated A-11's taxiing to left. 34') CU of Northrop A-17A taxiing to left. 39') CU of Martin B-10 taxiing out to left. 44') MS of five A-ll's taking off to right. 50') AV of eight A-17's in flight. 55') MS SV of B-10 in flight. 58') AV of A-11 and B-10 in flight. 69') Scenes of AAF exercises at March Field, California, A-17A's lined up on flight line and a U.S. AAF pilot at attention in front of aircraft. 88') Several AV's of A-17A's in fight. 111') Scenes of US AAF and Army Ground Forces at Newport News, Virginia -- trucks crossing over river on bridge. 153') LS of low fly by to left of three A-l7A's laying smoke screen. 177') CU of the smoke screen. 185') ALS of three A- l7's flying over bridge. 191') LS to CU of three A-17A's flying over bridge. 205') AV's of Boeing B-17A in flight at Seattle, Washington. 272') LS of eight B-l7A's in flight. 293') CU RV of pilot in cockpit of B-l7A. 298') CU of B-17A gunner at 50 caliber machine guns. 302') AV's of B-10's in formations over March Field, California. 375') AV's of A-11's practicing gunnery and in formation over Virginia Beach, Virginia. 415') MS of ground target for aerial gunnery. 418') CU of machine guns on nose of A-11 firing at target. 436') MS ground target bursting into flame. 437') AV's of A-11's flying to right and left strafing target and the target bursting into flames. 445') CU of pilot in cockpit of A-11. 446') CU of machine guns on A-11 nose firing at ground target and CU of target bursting into flame. 460') Scenes of pilot training at AFB near Manila -- pilots lined up on airfield in front of Stearman PT-13 trainers (Philippine Army). 514') Series of scenes of Stearman PT-l3's (Philippine Army) taking off -- one doing a loop. 574') AV's of US AAC B-10's in flight at Hamilton Field, California. 617') Scenes of the Bell XFM-1, with twin pusher propellers, being tested at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. Shows the aircraft on ramp, taking off and in flight. 709') Scenes of US AAF during dirigible in hangar at Sunnyvale, California and the helium bottles from which dirigible is filled. 785') Scenes of a C-36 taxiing, taking off and in flight at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. 899') Total footage in reel. Reel 2: Scenes of US West Point Army cadets at Langley Field, Virginia -- A-11's strafing targets in water and the bullets hitting the water. 40') Cadets watching aerial formation of nine A-11's. 45') MS of bombs exploding on ground target and in smoke screen. Scenes of balloon which can be used both as captive balloon and dirigible blimp at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. 115') Scenes of a flight of six B-17A's under command of US AAC Col. Robert Olds -- goodwill gesture by President Roosevelt for the inauguration of Argentine President Roberto Ortiz, 20 February 1938, Buenos Aires. Series of scenes of B-17A crews being briefed and inspected by Col. Olds, rubber life rafts being tested, aircraft taking off and being refueled at Miami, Florida, and the send-off by US Army Air Corps Maj. Gen. Frank Andrews, B-17A's flying over Panama jungles and the Andes Mountains, landing at Buenos Aires and the men being greeted by Argentine officials. 336') Argentine President elect Roberto Ortiz leads parade in horse-drawn carriage as six B-17A's fly overhead -- planes then return to Langley Field, Virginia where crew is greeted by Maj. Gen. Andrews. 610') Scenes of experimental flight testing of US AAC XB-15 at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. Series of scenes of XB-15 on ramp taxiing, taking off and in flight with P-36 near by to show contrasting sizes of aircraft. 641') Scenes of graduation exercises at new US AAC Autogiro unit at Patterson Field, Fairfie1d, Ohio. Series of scenes of five Kellett YG-1B Autogiros, taxiing on ramp, taking off, stunting in air and landing. 9l3') Total footage in reel. Good (Basic: Dup neg)

Collection

Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities