The Big Picture. The Hap Arnold Story / National Archives and Records Service.

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America owes much to General "Hap" Arnold, Commanding General of the Army Air Force, who dedicated himself to building America's strength in the skies. The story begins in 1909 when a Frenchman by the name of Bleriot flew a frail contraption across the English Channel. A few weeks later, a young Ame...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
Corporate Authors: Infobase (Film distributor)
National Archives and Records Service
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : National Archives and Records Service, [2008]
Series:Films on Demand.
Subjects:
Arnold, Henry Harley, > 1886-1950.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (28 min., 41 sec.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:
Hap Arnold Story
Format: Electronic Video
Contents:
  • Introduction: Hap Arnold Story (0:36)
  • Air Force: Army Roots (3:00)
  • Hap Arnold Stressed Future Importance of an Air Force (1:22)
  • Between World Wars (1:27)
  • Hap Arnold Earns His Nickname (1:29)
  • Chief of Army Air Corps (1:33)
  • Pearl Harbor (1:55)
  • Air Supremacy (2:21)
  • Air Power (3:07)
  • Airlift over the Hump (1:05)
  • Women's Air Force Service Pilots (2:23)
  • Victory in Europe (2:25)
  • Creation of the U.S. Air Force (0:55)
  • General Hap Arnold's Legacy (1:58)
  • Air Force Academy (0:54)
  • Conclusion (0:23)
  • Credits: The Big Picture: The Hap Arnold Story (0:29)