The final scene features Charles Lindbergh's motorcade driving by a house, though the vehicles pass too quickly for him to be seen.
The footage is in black-and-white and is silent.
Several title cards appear throughout the footage:
00:00:10 - "Airplanes, Garden City, 1927"
00:00:16 - "A Travelair takes off"
00:00:43 - "Lindbergh fills his tanks"
00:00:55 - "And starts for Paris"
00:01:36 - "The 'America' christening Commander Byrd's plane"
00:02:37 - "Lieut. James Doolittle shows how it is done"
00:03:59 - "The First Pursuit Group visits Garden City"
00:04:37 - "The Los Angeles"
00:05:14 - "Colonel Lindbergh drives by our house - See him if you can - "
Label on container: "Original footage of Billy Mitchell, Lindbergh take-off, Admiral Byrd, Jimmy Doolittle at Mitchell Field."
]]>Film footage of aviation activities at Mitchel Field, Garden City, New York, 1927. The footage depicts several well-known aviation events and activities by famous aviators, such as Charles Lindbergh taking off in the "Spirit of St. Louis" for his transatlantic flight; the christening of "America," Richard E. Byrd's Fokker C-2; and James Doolittle performing aerobatic maneuvers. More general aviation scenes are also featured, such as flights by the 1st Pursuit Group and the USS Los Angeles airship and a parachute jump by an unidentified individual. Aircraft identified in these scenes are:
00:00:20 - Travel Air Model 4000 taking offThe final scene features Charles Lindbergh's motorcade driving by a house, though the vehicles pass too quickly for him to be seen.
The footage is in black-and-white and is silent.
Several title cards appear throughout the footage:
00:00:10 - "Airplanes, Garden City, 1927"
00:00:16 - "A Travelair takes off"
00:00:43 - "Lindbergh fills his tanks"
00:00:55 - "And starts for Paris"
00:01:36 - "The 'America' christening Commander Byrd's plane"
00:02:37 - "Lieut. James Doolittle shows how it is done"
00:03:59 - "The First Pursuit Group visits Garden City"
00:04:37 - "The Los Angeles"
00:05:14 - "Colonel Lindbergh drives by our house - See him if you can - "
Label on container: "Original footage of Billy Mitchell, Lindbergh take-off, Admiral Byrd, Jimmy Doolittle at Mitchell Field."
The next segment, which begins at 00:14:59, features clips from the 1933 National Air Races in Los Angeles, California, July 4, 1933. The footage includes scenes of skywriting, parachute jumps, formation flying, aerobatics, and air races. The Goodyear Blimp and an autogyro are also shown. As in the first segment, several individuals are named in the title cards but do not clearly appear in the footage, instead being filmed from a distance while they pilot their aircraft. This includes German fighter ace Ernst Udet, American pilot Roscoe Turner, and Italian fighter ace Tito Falconi.
Identified aircraft in the footage include:
00:00:30 - Douglas M-2 Mailplane
00:00:35 - Curtiss Robin racer aircraft (fuselage number 157)
00:00:51 - Great Lakes racer (fuselage number 177)
00:00:57 - Douglas M-2 Mailplane (tail number NC151) with "Vote for Florence Lowe Barnes" painted on fuselage
00:01:35 - Waco CTO and Swallow aircraft taking off. The title card indicates that Gladys O'Donnell is piloting the Waco, though other sources indicate that her husband, Lloyd O'Donnell, is the pilot in this shot. Jim Granger is piloting the Swallow.
00:02:04 - Buhl Bull Pup LA-1 taking off from the top of a moving car
00:02:50 - Lee Gelbach's Granville Gee Bee Super Sportster R-2 (fuselage number 7)
00:03:43 - Two Wedell-Williams aircraft, one piloted by Jim Haizlip and the other piloted by Jimmie Wedell
00:04:12 - Fleet Model 1 (wing number C8601)
00:05:15 - Douglas Y1B-7
00:08:16 - Boeing P-12s of the 95th Pursuit Squadron
00:09:40 - Keystone B-4A
00:15:35 - Goodyear blimp
00:17:31 - Udet U 12 Flamingo piloted by Ernst Udet
00:20:35 - Wedell-Williams Model 44 piloted by Roscoe Turner
00:21:29 - Caproni Ca.113
The footage is in black-and-white and is silent.
Label on film container: "National Air Races 1932 & 1933."
]]>Film footage of the 1932 and 1933 National Air Races. The first segment features clips from the 1932 National Air Races, showing aircraft, pilots, officials, and spectators. Scenes include air races, aerobatics, parachute jumps, and formation flying. Several individuals are named in the title cards but do not clearly appear in the footage; some only appear at a distance while piloting their aircraft or only their aircraft is shown. Individuals identified via the title cards are Gladys O'Donnell, Jim Granger, Lee Gelbach, Jimmie Wedell, and Jim Haizlip.
The next segment, which begins at 00:14:59, features clips from the 1933 National Air Races in Los Angeles, California, July 4, 1933. The footage includes scenes of skywriting, parachute jumps, formation flying, aerobatics, and air races. The Goodyear Blimp and an autogyro are also shown. As in the first segment, several individuals are named in the title cards but do not clearly appear in the footage, instead being filmed from a distance while they pilot their aircraft. This includes German fighter ace Ernst Udet, American pilot Roscoe Turner, and Italian fighter ace Tito Falconi.
Identified aircraft in the footage include:
00:00:30 - Douglas M-2 Mailplane
00:00:35 - Curtiss Robin racer aircraft (fuselage number 157)
00:00:51 - Great Lakes racer (fuselage number 177)
00:00:57 - Douglas M-2 Mailplane (tail number NC151) with "Vote for Florence Lowe Barnes" painted on fuselage
00:01:35 - Waco CTO and Swallow aircraft taking off. The title card indicates that Gladys O'Donnell is piloting the Waco, though other sources indicate that her husband, Lloyd O'Donnell, is the pilot in this shot. Jim Granger is piloting the Swallow.
00:02:04 - Buhl Bull Pup LA-1 taking off from the top of a moving car
00:02:50 - Lee Gelbach's Granville Gee Bee Super Sportster R-2 (fuselage number 7)
00:03:43 - Two Wedell-Williams aircraft, one piloted by Jim Haizlip and the other piloted by Jimmie Wedell
00:04:12 - Fleet Model 1 (wing number C8601)
00:05:15 - Douglas Y1B-7
00:08:16 - Boeing P-12s of the 95th Pursuit Squadron
00:09:40 - Keystone B-4A
00:15:35 - Goodyear blimp
00:17:31 - Udet U 12 Flamingo piloted by Ernst Udet
00:20:35 - Wedell-Williams Model 44 piloted by Roscoe Turner
00:21:29 - Caproni Ca.113
The footage is in black-and-white and is silent.
Label on film container: "National Air Races 1932 & 1933."
00:03:45 - Monocoupe Model 110
00:04:10 - U.S. Army Air Corps Curtiss P-36 Hawks
00:04:27 - U.S. Army Air Corps Boeing XB-15
00:07:37 - Grumman F3Fs, likely U.S. Navy or Marine Corps
00:09:00 - U.S. Army Air Corps Curtiss P-36 Hawks
00:09:56 - Curtiss Model D replica
00:10:14 - Mike Murphy's converted "Cheek-to-Cheek" Piper Cub, visible in foreground as Curtiss Model D lands
00:11:40 - U.S. Army Air Corps Boeing XB-15 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
00:12:02 - U.S. Army Air Corps Boeing XB-15
00:13:00 - Grumman F3F, likely U.S. Navy or Marine Corps
00:14:20 - U.S. Army Air Corps Curtiss P-36 Hawks
00:14:35 - U.S. Army Air Corps Boeing XB-15
Visible wing and tail numbers include: NC23583, X11211, NC58, NC1280, X9[9?]46, NC2218, and NC13450.
The footage is a mix of color (first half) and black-and-white (second half) and is silent. The color footage is underexposed. At the end of the footage are short clips from a Felix the Cat cartoon and a Charlie Chaplin film, which have been removed from the access copy.
Label on film container: "39 Races."
]]>Film footage of the 1939 National Championship Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1939. The footage includes scenes of aerobatics, formation flying, parachute jumps, air races, officials, and spectators. Identified aircraft include:
00:03:45 - Monocoupe Model 110
00:04:10 - U.S. Army Air Corps Curtiss P-36 Hawks
00:04:27 - U.S. Army Air Corps Boeing XB-15
00:07:37 - Grumman F3Fs, likely U.S. Navy or Marine Corps
00:09:00 - U.S. Army Air Corps Curtiss P-36 Hawks
00:09:56 - Curtiss Model D replica
00:10:14 - Mike Murphy's converted "Cheek-to-Cheek" Piper Cub, visible in foreground as Curtiss Model D lands
00:11:40 - U.S. Army Air Corps Boeing XB-15 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
00:12:02 - U.S. Army Air Corps Boeing XB-15
00:13:00 - Grumman F3F, likely U.S. Navy or Marine Corps
00:14:20 - U.S. Army Air Corps Curtiss P-36 Hawks
00:14:35 - U.S. Army Air Corps Boeing XB-15
Visible wing and tail numbers include: NC23583, X11211, NC58, NC1280, X9[9?]46, NC2218, and NC13450.
The footage is a mix of color (first half) and black-and-white (second half) and is silent. The color footage is underexposed. At the end of the footage are short clips from a Felix the Cat cartoon and a Charlie Chaplin film, which have been removed from the access copy.
Label on film container: "39 Races."
The footage is in color and is silent.
Several title cards appear throughout the footage:
00:00:15 - "On our way to Washington, D.C. -- And in distinguished company -- Lord Halifax."
00:10:20 - "Arriving in Chicago over the south side."
00:11:03 - "Elevator fire in South Chicago."
00:11:24 - "Landing at Chicago."
00:11:51 - "This passenger forgot to get off in time."
Label on film container: "Chicago to Washington D.C."
]]>Film footage taken during two American Airlines flights, one to Washington, D.C. and one to Chicago (Illinois), circa 1940s. Most of the footage is of the Washington, D.C. trip. The footage begins with shots of Edward Wood, the Earl of Halifax, boarding the unidentified airliner, then transitions to aerial shots taken during flight. The next section is comprised of travel footage of various Washington, D.C. landmarks, such as the Capitol Building, the White House, the Washington Monument, the Supreme Court building, the Lincoln Memorial, and other buildings and street scenes. Also included are shots of Mount Vernon and possibly other locations in Virginia. The segment beginning at 00:08:27 features a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The final segment features aerial shots taken during the airliner's arrival in Chicago, including smoke plumes from a fire, followed by on-the-ground shots of an American Airlines Douglas DC-3 landing at the airport. The footage ends with a shot of a parachutist descending over a field.
The footage is in color and is silent.
Several title cards appear throughout the footage:
00:00:15 - "On our way to Washington, D.C. -- And in distinguished company -- Lord Halifax."
00:10:20 - "Arriving in Chicago over the south side."
00:11:03 - "Elevator fire in South Chicago."
00:11:24 - "Landing at Chicago."
00:11:51 - "This passenger forgot to get off in time."
Label on film container: "Chicago to Washington D.C."
Inscription: "11155 A.S."
Inscription on verso: "Parachutists – 1920s."
Stamped on verso: "Official photograph. Property of U.S. Army Air Service. Reproduction of this photograph is prohibited except when and as authorized in writing by the Chief of Air Service, Washington, D.C."
]]>Photograph of two parachutists descending, possibly at an air show, circa 1920s.
Inscription: "11155 A.S."
Inscription on verso: "Parachutists – 1920s."
Stamped on verso: "Official photograph. Property of U.S. Army Air Service. Reproduction of this photograph is prohibited except when and as authorized in writing by the Chief of Air Service, Washington, D.C."