[Commercial airliners and "The Independence" Presidential aircraft at Washington National Airport, Arlington, Virginia, circa 1950s]

[Commercial airliners and "The Independence" Presidential aircraft at Washington National Airport, Arlington, Virginia, circa 1950s]

Film footage of commercial airliners and "The Independence" Presidential aircraft at Washington National Airport, Arlington, Virginia, circa 1950s. The footage consists of brief clips of various aircraft parked or taxiing on a runway. In some scenes, the Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial are visible in the distance. Commercial airline livery visible in the footage include Western Airlines, Eastern Airlines, American Airlines, United Airlines, National Airlines, and Trans World Airlines. Specific aircraft identified in the footage include:

00:00:40 - Eastern Airlines Lockheed Model 749 Constellation
00:01:02 - Eastern Airlines Douglas DC-3 (foreground)
00:01:09 - "The Independence," President Harry S. Truman's Douglas VC-118 Liftmaster aircraft
00:01:29 - National Airlines Douglas DC-6
00:01:35 - Eastern Airlines Douglas DC-3 (foreground)
00:01:41 - American Airlines Convair 240
00:01:46 - Capital Airlines Douglas DC-3 (foreground)
00:02:05 - TWA Douglas DC-4
00:02:10 - United Airlines Douglas DC-6 (wing number N37527)

The footage is in color and is silent. Several shots are blurry and/or jittery.

Label on container: "Misc. airlines."

1950s circa

1 film reel (2 min., 40 sec.) : silent, color ; 8 mm

The John Wegg Commercial Airlines Collection/The Museum of Flight

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