1938, Europe and the United States: Aviation. We see Russian explorers and aviators in the Arctic. We see an example of British aviation: A plane taking off from another plane. We see a big transporter plane that can land on water. New York, USA: Aviator Howard Hughes standing in front of his plane and giving an interview surrounded by reporters. He has just returned from his 91 hours long flight around the world. We see his plane flying high above New York City. New York, USA: American aviator Douglas Corrigan (nickname: ”Wrong Way”) boards his plane in New York for his transcontinental flight from New York to Ireland. We see the plane taking off. We see a tickertape parade for him in New York City.