Wings for Roger Windsock (1952)

[Music] if you lived in this neighborhood know all about airplanes you'd know the exact wingspan of the latest supertransonic hyper stratic Cruiser you could identify the xb33 at 20,000 ft you'd know all about dihedral angles and cold fronts and wind drifts and you'd know marck numbers better than the multiplication tables and the reason you'd know all this stuff oh there's the reason right now Roger windsock the airplane kit known on Shady Lane as the boy aeronaut who's always looking up instead of where he's going his father says he's air minded but neighbors call him plain crazy that was rer Wick right on the be hey there goes the airplane chasing mush rer wind WI a little screw ball never looks where he's going in school Roger studied Reading Writing and aerodynamics hey fellas look I just built this new J di hedro turbo prop it's got a 15g pull out let's play baseball R nothing but airplanes mattered to Roger he thought about them night and day but most of all he loved to hang around the airport and watch the big airplanes take off and land one day Roger saw a very special airplane Yip what a skybuster it's the spirit of the air age what's it like to fly way up in the sky jany do you really mean it I wish I could [Music] fly oh my gosh Wings I've got Wings maybe I can fly I've got Wings I've got Wings hey phis look at me wings get aone of wind sock he's got wings hey R let's see your fly with him Wing he talks so much about airplanes he's beginning to look like one the wind ride stand clear [Music] men like a bird wi suck just like a bird what a landing R yeah he's got wings okay but he can't fly what good to your wings R you can't fly with Roger got wings but he can't fly wings but you can't fly you can't fly can't fly can't fly fly fly f f the wings the wings the wings don't work I can't fly what do I do they don't work those wings are not for flying Roger they're wings for your imagination the kind of wings that created the air age they'll show you a new world wowe every kind of plane in the world old ones new ones big and small and even the right Brothers flying machine maybe those fellas had wings like mine sort of okay Wilbur let her go we done it yes Roger as men learned to fly farther and higher airplanes became bigger and faster an Air Force training plane if I could only fly one of those okay windach this is your day take [Music] over great maneuver windach thank you sir Observer windsock reporting I see something strange I going down and have a look at it it's a fire it's spreading from Grizzly Bear Ridge South by West 12 miles the best way to get in is by the eagle beak fire break fine job wind we've saved the forest the job's not done yet sir we've got to reforest calling rescue service plane abandoned search for lost polar scientist return to your base I've got one more Iceberg to check sir I must find him there he is wind reporting cited Survivor save same hello hey windsh Bug Busters the old Leaf eaters are ruining my crops don't worry about a thing Mr Hast stack I'll be right over let's see have I got everything fishing rod golf bag mosquito do [Music] got to fight I got to [Music] fight flight 409 windsock to Tower request landing clearance over Roger what a beautiful day for a swim not a cloud in the sky The Firm of flegal flegal flegal flegal in windsock is on the brink of Ruin if we're not in San Francisco go by 5:00 with a new contract we'll lose the business with the company plane we could fly there in time but the contract isn't even written windsock it's up to you Miss diple take a contract whereas the party of the first part Hereafter referred to as the party of the second part shall by these presents make know it's almost five they'll never make it well it looks like the fleel boys lose the business CB not so fast gentlemen here's our new contract good for you congratulations Mr fleel thank you sir wind the name Merchant bloodwater Rising whole town cut off have only enough food to last 24 hours send coal blankets Medical Aid shovels step right up folks I've got something for everyone I've got milk for the kitties clothes for the ladies shovels for the men coal and stoves and bathtubs too medical supplies to make you well and music for [Music] everyone gosh I never realized all the wonderful things that ples did they're real important gee do you think I could get to be a real [Music] pilot yes Roger you could but there are many other exciting things to do in aviation you can build airplanes or you can service them on the ground you can be an instrument specialist a radio operator or a tower operator a weather for Caster or an electrician maybe you'd like to be an instructor or an engineer a photographer doctor or a Salesman no matter what you'd like to do there's a place for you in aviation but that's not all Aviation is doing for us Roger the airplane has changed our ideas about the Earth we used to think that the people in Europe and Asia lived on the other side of the world the Eastern Hemisphere but an air age view shows us that they live on the same side of the world the northern half and we used to have to travel east to get to Europe but the shortest route is actually to the north the airplane lets us travel the shortest way this is the air age World it shows the important areas of population in one hemisphere not more than a day away our national security can no longer depend on the protection of mountain and ocean barriers we must be able to defend ourselves in the air in all directions to protect our continent from Air Attack no capital of the world is more than a few hours away by air and through air travel peoples of all countries can learn to know each other better every day more and more of our world neighbors can fly to our country in a few short hours to meet us and see how we live we can visit their countries too for business or pleasure and we can do it even on a two we Vacation all the wonders of the world are within our reach we can meet new friends and old ones too and see how the people of the earth live and understand that they are really very much like us they have jobs to do they raise families they like music and good food and of course everyone pays taxes just as we do their culture can contribute much to our lives and they can become our friends and so you see Roger the airplane has brought us together the better we know the people of the world the greater our hope for World Peace the airplane has changed the world Aviation is helping to develop and protect our resources speeding up Commerce and travel bringing progress to remote areas creating new Industries and new careers and providing greater National Security yes Roger the air age is bringing all of us closer together and creating a better world for everyone gee I've got to tell everybody about the air age and just as before they laughed but then they listened some more and finally they understood and that's how the airplane has changed our lives so you see I'm no different from any of you we all have wings this is the air age [Music]