Fighters of the Sky (1939)

A documentary about the training of American military pilots.

A squadron of light aircraft flies in the sky.

Military pilots are trained at the Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The principal of the school is in his office.

Cadets with suitcases enter the school building.

They receive uniforms.

Cadets in uniform are engaged in drill training.

Cadets put on parachutes for the first time, an officer checks the fastenings.

A cadet pulls a ring, the parachute opens.

The instructor shows how to keep a parachute on the ground.

Cadets disperse to two-seater planes, learn how to take off and land.

The building of the school of aviation medicine.

Cadets undergo a medical examination.

Vestibular apparatus testing on special equipment, balance and vision testing.

Cadets in theoretical classes on studying aircraft parts.

Classes in the classroom on technology.

Training on a training model of an aircraft.

The first flight, a cadet gets into the plane, the instructor is behind.

Performing aerobatics in the air.

Cadets in a row on the airfield, a standard-bearer stands to the side.

Ceremonial passage of cadets.

Airplanes in a row on the field, pilots stand next to them.

Squadron takeoff, landing.

Close-up of the chassis, the chassis is retracted during takeoff.

Views of the ground from the plane.

Technicians are studying with an instructor, the engine of the plane, its various parts are being studied.

Cadets go into the plane with parachutes, parachutists are ejected.

Balloons are installed on the plane, a smoke screen is released in the air.

A squadron of planes is flying in the clouds.