Pre-WWII - 1939, USAAF: Newsreel Clips of 1939 Military Aviation R1 of 5

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk Pre-WWII - 1939, USAAF: Newsreel Clips of 1939 Military Aviation Langley Field, Virginia, XB-15 crew w/ Major C.V. Haynes standing in front of their aircraft; ground crewmen loading medical supplies into bomb bay of aircraft for flight to Chile. taking off for flight to Chile earthquake victims. End 09:10:23 09:10:45 Kelly Field, Texas. Flight line w/ row of 15 parked BT-8s w/ engines running, camera dollies left a short distance to show row of P-12s in bg. MLS's large crowd of civilians -- high ranking military officers on reviewing stand. Two scenes of flyover & fly-by of 15 BT-8s low over ground at Kelly Field, Texas. Cadets from Randolph Field, Texas. LS pan left, fly-by of 15 BT-8s. 09:11:16 Reviewing stand & formation of cadets from Randolph Field in fg. Aerials of 15 BT-8s flying in step-down formation, in flights of three planes each. 09:11:44 Graduation ceremonies Kelly Field, Texas, seated cadets, some receiving their diplomas. MS cadet congratulated by four girls. (SOF) 09:12:06 Title. Aerials of 30 A-17As in formation over the Sierra Madre Mountains, California. MSs & Ls. 09:12:37 XP-38 in flight to left & making approach for landing at NYC’s Mitchel Field, hits tree, crashes into gully out of sight of camera. Crowd inspecting wreckage w/ right wing torn off outside of boom; both engines & propellers are badly damaged. 09:13:13 Langley Field XB-15 parking on flight line in front of troops standing in formation after flight return from Chile, South America. Major C.V. Haynes greeted by Major General Andrews & others. B-18s & B-18As parked in a row with engines running. MS pan left XB-15 taking off from Langley Field. 09:13:52 Secretary of War Woodring (SOF) presenting Maj. Haynes w/ Distinguished Flying Cross. 09:14:10 Maj. Gen. Henry Hap Arnold, SOF: I advise our nation to arm for air defense immediately. France & England must now realize they started to late. Lets not make that same mistake...a strong Air Force may go a long way to toward keeping America out of war; also, a strong Air Force is absolutely necessary to keep war out of America.” 09:14:44 Title: Plane Builders Speed Up. Douglas DC-3s under construction, attaching wings & engines. 09:15:23 House & Senate Arms Committee members inspect XB-15. Watch five PB-2As (P-3OAs) in dive, bullets hit water in front of several practice targets. PB-2As climb; Committee seated in chairs watch aerial demonstrations. Committee watching antiaircraft crews loading & firing 75mm, 40mm, & 50 caliber guns at Fort Story; inspect the new 40mm antiaircraft gun. Gun crews loading 12-inch Ft. Monroe coastal defense disappearing rifle, the rifle being raised into firing position, firing & recoiling back behind concrete revetment. 09:16:13 12 A-17A bombers in formation flight over clouds. 09:17:02 Army Day - Peaceful Preview Of Us Air Might. MLS long row of parked P-36As, taxi, takeoff, aerials. CU B-17 taking off over camera. Six B-17s flying toward camera. 09:18:38 Cadets marching on street, enter Randolph Field building; cadets receiving physical examinations. Student pilots across flight line to BT-9Bs & w/ instructor climb into a BT-9B take off & aerials in flight. 09:19:46 Large crowd inspecting B-17s at Sacramento Air Depot, California. Maj. Gen. George C. Marshall, Army Chief of Staff & Maj. Gen. Hap Arnold, Commander of Army Air Corps, beside an aircraft. Crowds inspect B-l8As & A-17As. ALS right FV low angle, formation of 17 B-17's in flight -- clouds in bg. Pre-WWII Preparations; Pre-WW2; Defense Warning; Aviation Training; NOTE: Sold at per reel price. FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk