[Film footage of Associated Women Pilots of Boeing Field]

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Identifier2010-01-20_AV_002SourceThe Floyd R. Daniel Boeing Collection (2010-01-20)DescriptionFilm footage of the Associated Women Pilots of Boeing Field (AWPBF) at Boeing Field, Washington, circa July 1940. The footage opens with several AWPBF members arriving at Boeing Field via a United Air Lines Douglas DC-3 "Mainliner" aircraft. The following scenes depict the women chatting together and with others, posing for the camera, and looking over aircraft, including an Aeronca Model K (tail number NC19718) and an aircraft belonging to the Privateers Club. Mildred Filz Merrill appears in some scenes. Please note that in one scene at 00:03:14, a man appears to jokingly make the Nazi salute.

The footage is in color and is silent.

Label on container: "Karl W Jasper Wash Air and Trans Corp Boeing Field scenes, Seattle, Wash."Creation Datecirca 1940-07SubjectKing County International AirportCommuter aircraftDouglas DC-3 FamilyUnited AirlinesWomen air pilotsAir pilotsAssociated Women Pilots of Boeing FieldMerrill, Mildred E. (Filz), 1898-1980Aeronca K FamilyPlaceWashington (State)United StatesExtent1 film reel (4 min., 6 sec.) : silent, color ; 16 mmOriginal Format16mm (photographic film size)Bibliographic CitationThe Floyd R. Daniel Boeing Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsIn copyright

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CollectionFloyd R. Daniel Boeing CollectionCollection AreaArchivesOrganizationUnited Airlines

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[Film footage of Associated Women Pilots of Boeing Field]