First step Part 1

Description

Reel 1 Covers the history of powered flight and the role of the Air Training Command. Shows General John W. Roberts in his office at A.T.C. headquarters being interviewed, stock footage of the Question Mark in flight, the first Air Force secretary Stuart Symington, still photos of Will Rogers and General Billy Mitchel, stock footage of Pearl Harbor after the Japanese attack, the flight at Kitty Hawk by Orville Wright, the Berlin Airlift, United States military personnel in action in Korea, F-80s and F-86s in flight, Air Force students in the classroom and in training, a montage of in flight and take off scenes of a F-104C, F-101B, F-105D, aerials of a single and two T-33As in flight. 1036' Total footage in reel.

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities