Indoor Airship (Universal Newsreel, May 1944)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. INDOOR AIRSHIP: BUFFALO, NY - Bell Aircraft Corp. does it—they demonstrate their new helicopter, which is so designed that it flies around inside the 65th Regiment Armory like a huge bat. Then it stands still, goes side-wise, or backs up—all indoors. 2. PIN UP BABIES: SEATTLE, WA - Local enterprise assembles relatives of distant service men, to be photographed. Mothers command attention—but the babies in the three cornered diapers provide the funniest pictures, for their service daddies, and for you. 3. WACS DECORATED: FIFTH ARMY FRONT, ITALY - Gen. Mark Clark personally decorates WACS with the Italian campaign ribbon embellished with a combat star. 4. QUEEN OF WENATCHEE: WENATCHEE, WA - When the apple trees burst into blossom, local beauties hold court for their elected Queen, Miss Clare Davis. The natural beauties of Washington are splendid to behold or hold. 5. ROLLER SKATE CHAMPS: ROLLER BOWL, CHICAGO - 3rd National Amateur Championships reveal rhythmic patterns. These experts can do things on wheels that defy comparison for most of us, in ordinary non-skid walking. 6A/B/C/D. YANKS GET TOUGH: IN ENGLAND - Every Yank is becoming a commando, if one is to believe his eyes as he watches the infantry mix it in hand to hand combat. They use Judo and Ju Jitsu as Gen. George Patton beams in satisfaction. These Yank infantrymen will even kill a man with his own bayonet. / SAFETY FOR CHUTISTS: RANDOLPH FIELD, TX - Latest wrinkles in Army Air Force training for flyers, are gymnastics and chute familiarization, which equips flyers who have "hit the silk"—to safely land, so they may fly again. / SHARPENING THE EAGLE'S CLAWS: EGLIN FIELD, FL - This mighty Army Air Force Proving Ground proves to be an eye-opener for civilians. The veil of secrecy is lifted from the 75 mm air cannon which knocks targets into bits; 75 gallon "belly tanks" of gasoline envelop targets in sheets of flames; low level bombing is astounding in its results. And for a finale to this pulse-tingling demonstration—sticks of high explosive bombs churn the earth into a quivering mass of debris. / AT EDGEWOOD ARSENAL: MARYLAND - U.S. Army demonstrates some of its latest chemical warfare equipment. Flame throwers sizzle into action as 4.2 mortars lob white phosphorus shells which incapacitate a tank in rapid order. (LOCAL – CANADA) DOMINION MINISTERS IN LONDON. (LOCAL – CANADA) FETE TRIQUET IN MONTREAL.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library