THE ARMY AIR CORPS IN THE NEWSREELS OF 1938 Reel 2 · Part 3

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Summary: Army Air Corps clips from 1938 newsreels include scenes of YG-1B, XB-15, P-36, B-17, A-17, P-26, B-18, and P-35 aircraft; B-17 crews preparing for Goodwill Flight to Argentina; President Roosevelt and Gen. H. H. Arnold viewing the XB-15; and the Army testing a P-36 with counter-rotating propellers. PATTERSON FIELD, FAIRFIELD, OHIO. 6' MS two rows of pilots, officers and ground crewmen standing in front of three YG-1B's in a hangar. Series of scenes of ground crewmen and pilots pushing five YG-1B's out of hangar and across grassy field. 43' MS RV two ground crewmen and a pilot moving rotor blades into locked position. 52' MS right FV pilot climbs into rear of cockpit of a YG-1Bparked on grassy field -- engine is started and rotor blades start turning. MS left FV front half of a YG-1B with engine running and rotor blades turning -- four other YG-1B's, engines running and rotor blades turning, parked in bg. 111' MCU left SV engine on a YG-1B as propeller turns -- four other YG-1B's, parked in bg with engines running. 125' MCU low angle of rotor blade hub as rotor blade turns. 133' MS right FV three YG-lB's parked in a row on grassy field. 136' MS pan left, four YG-1B's taking off. (2 takes) 148' Two MLS's low angle, pan left with five YG-1B's in flight. 169' WRIGHT FIELD, DAYTON, OHIO 176' Several FV's of the XB-15 with engines running, parked on concrete flight line. 190' MCU an Air Corps officer standing in front of the XB-15. 205' MS right SV civilian ground crewmen opening hatch near trailing edge of right wing -- an Air Corps officer, several civilians and civilian ground crewmen board the aircraft. 240' MS pan right with XB-15 taxiing from concrete flight line onto grass strip - -- - -- aircraft passes out right frame. 261' MS to MLS pan left, XB-15 taking off from grassy field. 285' MLS to MS to MLS pan left, XB-15 in flight low over ground. 302' Several AV's of the XB-15 and a P-36 in flight over rural topography. 356' AMCU right FV low angle, XB-15 in flight. 378' MLS pan left with XB-15 landing at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. 410' Blank footage. 412' LANGLEY FIELD, VA. 416' CU left FV pan right with B-17 taxiing. 419' MLS right FV row of six B-17's parked on flight line -- crews standing in front of aircraft. 422' MS two Air Corps officers inspecting special equipment to be used on the "Good Will" flight to Argentina. 428' MS Col. Robert Olds getting into rubber life raft on flight line and moving oars -- a B-17 parked in bg. 433' MS Maj. Gen. Frank Andrews and Col. Olds inspecting map of South America hanging over a large map of US on a wall -- five Air Corps officers are seated at table in fg. 437' Series of scenes of officers and men of the "Good Will" Flight to Argentina; Col. Olds briefing crews; and the crews dispersing to go to aircraft. 459' AMLS right SV B-17 taking off from Langley Field, Virginia. 468' MLS ground crewmen fueling B-17 parked on grassy field -- camera pans right to crowd of civilians inspecting a second B-17. 478' MS ground crewmen working on right wing engines of a B-17. 481' MS Gen. Andrews shaking hands with Col. Olds, who salutes toward camera, then climbs ladder into a B-17. (Night scene) 487' Right FV parked B-17 as engine starts. (Several takes) 506' MLS pan right, B-17 starting takeoff run. (Night scene) 511' Blank footage. 514' Several scenes of the sun shining on ocean -- dark clouds in sky. 536' AMLS B-17 in flight -- clouds in bg. 547' MS RV pilot and copilot in cockpit of a B-17. 550' MS left SV low angle, B-17 in flight -- snow covered Mt. Rainier, Wash. in bg. 558' MLS right FV formation of six B-17's in flight. 566' US ARMY AIR CORPS NEWS, 1938. 574' ASSEMBLED BY US ARMY AIR CORPS THROUGH THE COURTESY OF MOVIETONE NEWS, PATHE NEWS, UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL, PARAMOUNT NEWS, NEWS OF THE DAY. 588' LANGLEY FIELD, VIRGINIA. MS and CU nose turret turning on a B-17 West Point Cadets standing in fg in first scenes (Two scenes) 599' LS low angle, pan left with flight of 18 A-17's in flight to the left. 606' MLS bullets hitting practice targets set up in water. 612' MLS low angle, pan right with three A-17's in flight low over water. 614' Several scenes of bullets hitting practice targets set up in bay. 619' Camera in aircraft shows tracer bullets traveling from nose guns toward practice targets set up on beach. 621' MLS bullets hitting practice targets set up in bay. 626' MS high angle, West Point Cadets standing on beach. 628' MLS left FV low angle, flight of 18 A-17's in flight. 631' LS bombs exploding on practice target which is in shape of ship -- dock in fg. 638' AMLS right SV six A-l7A's in flight to the right -- a second group of A-17A's in flight in bg -- clouds in bg. 640' Shows bombs exploding on practice target in shape of a ship -- docks in fg. 649' Several scenes of eight A-17's in flight -- one aircraft is trailing white smoke from its right wing. 655' MS pan right with four A-17's in flight to the right and laying smoke screens over bay, aircraft then pass out right frame -- several bombs explode on practice target in bg. 674' FORT STILL, OKLAHOMA. 679' MCU low angle, a captive observation balloon. 686' MS pan down with two observers in captive balloon observation car -- ground crewmen grab observation car as it touches ground. 698' Several scenes of ground crewmen moving observation car with aircraft engines on it into position under balloon. 706' CU to MS the captive balloon, which is now a dirigible, taking off. 730' MLS the dirigible in flight. (Several takes) 744' MS high angle, large crowd gathered around group of Air Corps officers -- B-17 parked in bg. 747' MCU low angle, a civilian shaking hands with an Air Corps officer. MS high angle pan down with President Roberto Ortiz and other Argentine dignitaries walking down stairs (the Good Will Flight of six B-17's to Buenos Aires, Argentina, was for President Ortiz's inauguration). 767' MS Argentine soldiers riding motorcycles and horses down crowd-lined streets in Buenos Aires. 773' MS dolly left to show large number of Argentine sailors standing on curb of crowd-lined streets. 777' MS dolly left with the new President, Roberto Ortiz, two Naval officers and a high-ranking Argentine official riding in a horse-drawn carriage down crowd-lined street. 788' Several scenes low angle, formation of six B-17's in flight. 799' MLS to MS FV low angle, a B-17 in flight low over flight line -- passes over camera and out top frame. 804' LS pan left with B-17 landing. 810' MLS pan left with B-17 taxiing on flight line -- large formations of soldiers and a band in fg. 816' MS Gen. Andrews talking with, and shaking the hand of Lt. Col. Robert Olds on flight line -- B-17 in bg. 821' MS SV Maj. Gen. Frank Andrews reading from sheet of paper -- crew members of the six B-17's that made the "Good Will" Flight standing at attention in front of a B-17 -- two other B-17's parked in bg. 827' MS Army Air Corps personnel standing at attention on flight line at Langley Field, Virginia. 831' Series of scenes of a YG-1B in flight, descending, landing, and taking off. 944' AC NEWS 1938. REEL 1. 945' Total footage in reel. Reel 2: SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS, CALIFORNIA. 7' Several AV's of formation of 18 A-17A's in flight over the Sierra Nevada Mountains. 18' MS RV pilot and copilot in cockpit of B-18. 22' Several high angle AV's of the formation of 18 A-17A's in flight over snow-covered mountainous terrain. 51' MCU RV pilot and copilot in cockpit of B-18. 56' Several AV's of formation of 18 A-17A's in flight. 79' LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. 85' Series of scenes of American Legionnaires and band marching on crowd-lined street. 111' MS group of American Legionnaires carrying American flags, marching on tracks in the Los Angeles coliseum -- crowd-filled stands in bg. 122' Series of scenes from aerial and ground cameras showing large formation of aircraft including B-17's and B-18's in flight. 163' CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. 169' Series of scenes of a National Guard sham battle showing National Guardsmen lying on ground firing 30 caliber machine guns; P-12 in flight low over smoke screen toward troops firing machine guns; National Guardsmen loading and firing anti-aircraft guns; troops wearing gas masks, firing rifles and advancing through smoke screens behind a tank (tank has twin turrets, each mounting approximately a 50 caliber machine gun) -- Chicago skyline in bg in most scenes. 229' THE END. A.C. NEWS 1938. 239' MITCHELL FIELD, LONG ISLAND. 246' Several AV's of nine P-26's in a step-down, then a step-up formation in flight to tbe right. 260' MS Maj. Gen. Frank M. Andrews, a brigadier general and a colonel looking at a large map lying on table in a transport aircraft. 268' AMS right FV nine P-26's in a step-up formation in flight to the right -- clouds in bg. 278' MCU Maj. Gen. Andrews and a colonel seated in a transport aircraft looking out window. 282' AMS right FV high angle, nine P-26's in a step-up formation in flight to the right -- New York City in bg. 302' MS right FV five PB-2A's parked in a row, engines running -- searchlight is shining on the five aircraft. (Night scene) 306' MS aircraft listening device in operation. (Night scene) 312' MS high angle, soldiers operating range finder. 316' MS soldier turning searchlight to the right. 320' ALS a city lit up at night. (Night scene) 329' MS firemen looking at watch in his hand -- opens door to box hanging on wall and pulls a handle down. 335' MLS civilian worker in power station throwing power switches. 341' ALS a city lit up at night, then it suddenly goes dark. 345' Two scenes of searchlights in operation. 354' LS low angle pan left, flares descending from a B-18 -- aircraft is caught in searchlight beam. 365' MLS low angle of a B-18, caught in searchlight beam, in flight. 370' Low angle, flares descending at night. 383' Two scenes of anti-aircraft batteries firing at night. 403' MLS right SV anti- aircraft gun firing -- searchlight in bg. 410' Several aerial and high angle ground shots of streets of a large city lit up at night. 430' LANGLEY FIELD, VIRGINIA. 436' MS to MLS pan left with B-17 taking off. 446' Two AV's of formation of five B-17's in flight over rural terrain and over water. 457' MLS low angle, pan up with formation of nine B-17's in flight over camera. 467' AMS left FV low angle, nine B-17's in a step-down formation in flight to the left. 477' ALS high angle, nine B-17's in flights of three planes each, in flight to the left over clouds. 481' AMCU left FV low angle B-17 in flight. 489' Several AV's of six B-17's in flight over clouds. 504' AMLS right SV high angled nine B-17's in a step-down formation in flight to the right. 512' MS right SV of right engines on a B-17 starting. (Night scene) 535' MS B-17 parked on flight line starts taxiing and executes a 90-degree left turn -- B-17, parked in fg, follows the first aircraft. (Night scene) 555' MS pan left, B-17 with light shining on it, taxiing left on taxi strip. (Night scene) 571' Series of shots of a B-17 landing, taxiing, and parking. (Night scene) 622' CLEVELAND, OHIO. 627' Several scenes of crowd-filled grandstands at the Cleveland National Air Races 1938. 634' MLS low angle, pan left with fly-by of 18 P-35's. 644' LS low angle, pan right with 18 P-35's, in flights of six planes each, in flight to the right. 651' MLS low angle, pan right with formation of bi-winged aircraft with retractable landing gear in flight to the right -- clouds in bg. 660' MLS low angle of several parachutists jumping from a C-3A -- camera pans down with descent of 15 parachutists. 678' WASHINGTON D.C. 683' MS car carrying President Roosevelt and Commander of the Army Air Corps, Maj. Gen. Henry H. Arnold, stopping in front of the XB-15 parked on grassy field. 686' MCU President Roosevelt and Maj. Gen. Arnold seated in an automobile. 696' MS pan left with President Roosevelt's car pulling away from the parked XB-15. 705' MT. LASSEN, CALIFORNIA. 711' AMS right SV three B-18's in flight to the right -- snow-covered mountains in bg. 715' AMLS right FV 12 B-18's in flight to the right -- snow-covered mountains in bg. 725' AMS right SV three B-18's in flight to the right -- snow-covered mountain in bg. 730' AMLS snow-covered mountain -- pilot's shoulder and left engine of a B-18 in fg. 735' AMLS right SV high angle, seven B-18's in flight to the right over snow-covered and mountainous terrain. 744' MCU RV pilot and copilot of a B-18 -- shows pilot's hand on controls. 750' AMLS right SV high angle, three B-18's in flight -- snow-covered mountain in bg. 757' AMLS right FV high angle, five B-18's in flight to the right -- snow-covered mountain in bg. 762' DAYTON, 0HI0. 768' MS's FV of pilot's hand turning counter-rotating propellers on a P-36. 776' MS FV P-36 with counter-rotating props as engine is started. 782' MS pan left to show P-36, with counter-rotating props, taxiing to the left from concrete flight line onto grassy field. 790' MLS to CU left SV pan left, P-36 with counter rotating props, taking off from grassy field. 798' MLS low angle, pan left with P-36 with counter rotating props, in flight to the left low over ground. 804' AMCU left FV P-36 with counter-rotating props in flight to the left over rural terrain. 815' MLS pan left, P-36 with counter-rotating props landing on grassy field. 830' MS to CU P-36 with counter-rotating props taxiing toward and passing in front of camera. 839' LANGLEY FIELD, VIRGINIA. 846' MLS right FV B-17 taxiing on flight line at Langley Field, Virginia. 852' MS Lt. Col. Robert Olds talking to a group of West Point Cadets. 836' SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA. 869' Series of scenes in the Douglas Aircraft Corp. plant at Santa Monica, California showing aircraft workers working on DC-3's, B-18's and radio aircraft engines. 908' Total footage in reel. Good (Basic: Dupe neg)

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

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Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities