Navy's Biggest Airplane (Universal Newsreel, Aug 1946)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. ADMIRAL HALSEY IN CHILE: SANTIAGO, CHILE - Admiral "Bull" Halsey arrives by plane for a goodwill visit. Following a warm welcome at the airport, the famed Pacific Navy veteran reviews military cadets during impressive ceremony. 2. NAVY'S BIGGEST AIRPLANE: BURBANK, CA - The wraps are taken off the new Lockheed "Constitution"—168-passenger plane built for the Navy and soon ready for test flights. The 92-ton dreadnaught will be able to fly to Tokyo in 19 hours. 3. FLOODS HIT MIDWEST: EAST ST. LOUIS, IL - The worst rainstorm in over 100 years brings flood waters to many communities along the Mississippi, and terror to thousands whose homes are flooded. The damage toll will run into the millions. 4. ALPINE CLIMBERS IN ACTION: BRITISH COLUMBIA - There's spectacular color and thrills when the Canadian Alpine Club daredevils brave the perilous Bugaboo Glacier in the Rockies—where nerve and muscle go hand in hand skyward. 5. PAINLESS DENTISTRY!: NEW YORK, NY - Good news for you nervous victims of the dentist's drill! This new device uses carbon dioxide to keep the drill cold—and it's the heat (they say) that hurts so much. Open wider, please! 6A/B/C. TROUT FISHING DERBY: LIVINGSTON, MT - Along the Yellowstone River in Paradise Valley, the anglers are out 1,500 strong to vie for prizes in the 1946 edition of the national fishing classic. A 3½-pounder wins the $1,000 check. / THROWS BASEBALL 98 M.P.H.: WASHINGTON, D.C. - "Indian" Bob Feller throws a baseball 145 feet per second—or 98.6 miles per hour—to set a record at Griffith Stadium. Army engineers time the mighty heave with a special recording device. / ROLLER DERBY THRILLS: NEW YORK, NY - Teams of daring boy and girl roller-skating champs get underway in the dizzy round of spills and action and speed at the Polo Grounds. The crowd is tense as the speeding skaters take some nasty spills. (LOCAL – CANADA) CATTLE SHIPPED BY AIR. (LOCAL – CANADA) BREAKFAST AIR FLIGHT.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library