WWI - 1917-1918, Aviation Training In The United States
MCS parade formation of WWI soldiers up dirt road near hangar building.
08:00:10 INT hangar building, soldiers work on WW1 type biplane.
08:00:25 Ext. soldiers look at running aircraft engine mounted on wooden frame desk stand.
08:00:34 INT pilot navigation class, seated around pit model / map.
08:00:52 Ext. soldiers at tables breaking down machine guns. Soldiers assemble bombs & pour explosives into molds. Remove assembled bombs & stack. (Possible 10 pound bombs.)
08:01:32 MS assembling slightly larger bombs. (Possibly 25 pounds
08:02:14 MS soldiers receive instructions on bomb rack operation w/ bombs mounted on wooden type racks. 08:02:31 MS past rear of men w/ earphones to photographs of various type aircraft.
08:02:52 MS men on firing range w/ shotguns. CS stick operator releasing clay pigeons. MCU man firing Lewis Model 1915 machine gun mounted on table at target aircraft painted on canvas, holes appear on target. 08:03:25 MS Instructor & pilot in link trainer type instrument. Other cadets around wall watching.
08:03:43 INT classroom, cadets rise, march out of room, leave under sign: SCHOOL CADET WING.
08:04:00 MS men receive flight clothing. Men sign in, walking out to Curtiss JN 6HB advanced trainers & get into plane. Take off; cadets on ground watching plane doing rolls & turns.
08:05:44 Air to air of formation of Curtiss JN-6HB advanced trainers in flight. Camera aircraft flies over & in front. View of aircraft engine, pistons operating while in flight. Six aircraft in flight over large city. Formation over Statue of Liberty.
08:06:30 MS instructor standing in center of field directing incoming aircraft for landing. CS pilot & students in cockpit. Student gets out, walks over & tests wings of aircraft by bouncing up & down on it. Students test wing struts. Other Curtiss JN-6HB in bg. ECU testing tail control surfaces.
08:07:16 MS student taking off for solo flight in aircraft. POV in plane.
08:07:50 MS soldiers attach small bombs to underside of aircraft. CS pilot placing fuses in noses of bombs. Two men into cockpit & take off; release three bombs over camera. Pilot & gunner into Curtiss JN-6HB Lewis Model 1915 machine guns mounted on side of gunners seat, gunner testing action & swivel gun mount. Plane takes off, chases another doing rolls, spins etc.
08:11:22 Men watching from wooden platform. Instructor w/ binoculars making notes at desk.
08:12:17 POV from plane to another over Kelly Field w/ many hangers. Pursuit aircraft makes landing. MLS Curtiss JN-6HB landing.
08:12:55 Pilot out of cockpit, walks over to camera.
08:13:11 Flash title. After passing the test, the cadet is commissioned a Reserve Military Aviator. MS group 0f cadets lined up. Men receive graduation diplomas from officer.
08:13:35 MLS cadets grouped near headquarters building. Band parades in front, men start to march out of scene. Men pass in review. Several angles of parade & graduation ceremonies. CS of spectators-men, women and soldiers watching cadets parade.
08:14:16 Title: The supremacy of the air will be maintained & it will win the war. (Slogan of the Aviation Corps). Color guard. Flash title: The End.
Home Front;
NOTE: Kelly Field, San Antonio founded 27Mar17.
NOTE: NOT speed corrected.
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WWI - 1917-1918, Aviation Training In The United States MCS parade formation of WWI soldiers up dirt road near hangar building. 08:00:10 INT hangar building, soldiers work on WW1 type biplane. 08:00:25 Ext. soldiers look at running aircraft engine mounted on wooden frame desk stand. 08:00:34 INT pilot navigation class, seated around pit model / map. 08:00:52 Ext. soldiers at tables breaking down machine guns. Soldiers assemble bombs & pour explosives into molds. Remove assembled bombs & stack. (Possible 10 pound bombs.) 08:01:32 MS assembling slightly larger bombs. (Possibly 25 pounds 08:02:14 MS soldiers receive instructions on bomb rack operation w/ bombs mounted on wooden type racks. 08:02:31 MS past rear of men w/ earphones to photographs of various type aircraft. 08:02:52 MS men on firing range w/ shotguns. CS stick operator releasing clay pigeons. MCU man firing Lewis Model 1915 machine gun mounted on table at target aircraft painted on canvas, holes appear on target. 08:03:25 MS Instructor & pilot in link trainer type instrument. Other cadets around wall watching. 08:03:43 INT classroom, cadets rise, march out of room, leave under sign: SCHOOL CADET WING. 08:04:00 MS men receive flight clothing. Men sign in, walking out to Curtiss JN 6HB advanced trainers & get into plane. Take off; cadets on ground watching plane doing rolls & turns. 08:05:44 Air to air of formation of Curtiss JN-6HB advanced trainers in flight. Camera aircraft flies over & in front. View of aircraft engine, pistons operating while in flight. Six aircraft in flight over large city. Formation over Statue of Liberty. 08:06:30 MS instructor standing in center of field directing incoming aircraft for landing. CS pilot & students in cockpit. Student gets out, walks over & tests wings of aircraft by bouncing up & down on it. Students test wing struts. Other Curtiss JN-6HB in bg. ECU testing tail control surfaces. 08:07:16 MS student taking off for solo flight in aircraft. POV in plane. 08:07:50 MS soldiers attach small bombs to underside of aircraft. CS pilot placing fuses in noses of bombs. Two men into cockpit & take off; release three bombs over camera. Pilot & gunner into Curtiss JN-6HB Lewis Model 1915 machine guns mounted on side of gunners seat, gunner testing action & swivel gun mount. Plane takes off, chases another doing rolls, spins etc. 08:11:22 Men watching from wooden platform. Instructor w/ binoculars making notes at desk. 08:12:17 POV from plane to another over Kelly Field w/ many hangers. Pursuit aircraft makes landing. MLS Curtiss JN-6HB landing. 08:12:55 Pilot out of cockpit, walks over to camera. 08:13:11 Flash title. After passing the test, the cadet is commissioned a Reserve Military Aviator. MS group 0f cadets lined up. Men receive graduation diplomas from officer. 08:13:35 MLS cadets grouped near headquarters building. Band parades in front, men start to march out of scene. Men pass in review. Several angles of parade & graduation ceremonies. CS of spectators-men, women and soldiers watching cadets parade. 08:14:16 Title: The supremacy of the air will be maintained & it will win the war. (Slogan of the Aviation Corps). Color guard. Flash title: The End. Home Front; NOTE: Kelly Field, San Antonio founded 27Mar17. NOTE: NOT speed corrected.