[Film footage of aviation activities at Mitchel Field]

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Identifier2007-11-16-B_AV_001SourceThe Herbert Brucker Film (2007-11-16-B)CreatorBrucker, HerbertDescriptionFilm 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 off
00:00:34 - Travel Air Model 2000 in background
00:02:07 - Possibly Curtiss JN Jennies in flight
00:02:43 - Curtiss P-1 Hawk, piloted by James Doolittle
00:04:06 - Curtiss P-1 Hawks of the 1st Pursuit Group
00:04:50 - Fairchild FC-2

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."Creation Date1927SubjectAir pilotsAir pilots, MilitaryAirplanes, MilitaryAirshipsByrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993Fokker C-2, Civil "America"Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974ParachutingRyan NYP "Spirit of St Louis"United States. Army. Air ServiceUnited States. Army. Air Service. Pursuit Group, 1stMitchel Field (N.Y.)Travel Air Model 4000 (Model 4) FamilyTravel Air Model 2000 FamilyCurtiss JN (Jenny) FamilyCurtiss P-1 Hawk FamilyFairchild FC-2 FamilyPlaceGarden City (N.Y.)New York (State)United StatesExtent1 film reel (5 min., 44 sec.) : silent, black and white ; 16 mmOriginal Format16mm (photographic film size)Bibliographic CitationThe Herbert Brucker Film/The Museum of FlightRightsIn copyright

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[Film footage of aviation activities at Mitchel Field]