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[Northwest Airlines aircraft at unidentified airfield and aircraft crash site, circa 1950s] (Item)
[Northwest Airlines aircraft at unidentified airfield and aircraft crash site, circa 1950s]
Film footage of Northwest Airlines aircraft at an unidentified airfield, possibly at Minneapolis Airport (Minnesota), and at aircraft crash site, circa 1950s. The footage is mostly comprised of scenes of NWA aircraft landing, taxiing, taking off, and being towed. One segment, which begins at 00:01:38, features scenes from the crash site of an unidentified NWA flight, showing debris in a field and…
[Mid-Continent Airlines aircraft at an unidentified airfield, circa 1950s] (Item)
[Mid-Continent Airlines aircraft at an unidentified airfield, circa 1950s]
Film footage of Mid-Continent Airlines aircraft at an unidentified airfield, possibly at Minneapolis Airport (Minnesota), circa 1950s. Douglas DC-2s and other aircraft are shown taxiing on the runway and taking off. The footage focuses predominantly on Mid-Continent Airlines aircraft, but the tail section of Northwest Airlines Martin Model 202 (tail number N93061) is also visible in one shot. The…
[Aviation activities, aerial views, and other scenes in China, circa 1930s] (Item)
[Aviation activities, aerial views, and other scenes in China, circa 1930s]
Film footage of aviation activities, aerial views, and other scenes in China, circa 1930s. The footage is comprised of short clips filmed during pilot Julius A. Barr's time in China. Scenes include Chinese soldiers marching, Barr's Boeing 247D aircraft on the ground and in flight, a wounded man disembarking from the 247D, cargo being unloaded from the 247D, a Junkers Ju 52/3m aircraft taking off,…
[Crated Boeing 247D aircraft and scenes at house, Shanghai, China, circa 1930s] (Item)
[Crated Boeing 247D aircraft and scenes at house, Shanghai, China, circa 1930s]
Film footage of a crated Boeing 247D and scenes of the Barr family at a house, Shanghai, China, circa 1930s. The footage begins with a crated 247D aircraft being unloaded from a barge. Text written on the crate indicates that the aircraft was shipped from the Boeing Aircraft Company in Seattle, Washington, to Julius A. Barr in Shanghai, China. After unloading, the fuselage section is shown being…
[Scenes in and around Guling, China, circa 1930s] (Item)
[Scenes in and around Guling, China, circa 1930s]
Film footage of scenes in and around Guling, China, circa 1930s. The footage is comprised of short clips filmed during pilot Julius A. Barr's time in China. Scenes include a sign reading "No washing on the road permitted," panning shots of buildings and surrounding hills, and people with Barr's Boeing 247D aircraft. An unidentified man wearing glasses appears in several scenes The footage is in…
[Scenes in China, circa 1930s] (Item)
[Scenes in China, circa 1930s]
Film footage of scenes in China, circa 1930s. The footage is comprised of short clips filmed during pilot Julius A. Barr's time in China. Specific locations in the footage are unidentified. Scenes include city streets, cargo being unloaded from Barr's Boeing 247D aircraft, people using a pedal-powered water pump, children playing outside, and people congregating outside a gate. The footage is in…
...And On Beyond [Lear, Incorporated promotional film] (Item)
...And On Beyond [Lear, Incorporated promotional film]
Promotional film for Lear, Incorporated, produced by Norman Wright Productions (Hollywood, California) and narrated by Bob Cummings, circa 1960s. The footage opens with a dramatization of an astronaut piloting a futuristic spacecraft on a deep-space mission. Cummings then describes Lear's collaborative work with the U.S. Air Force on the Advanced Instrumentation Development Program (AIDP), which…
[Film footage of Learstar and Lockheed L-1888 Electra] (Item)
[Film footage of Learstar and Lockheed L-1888 Electra]
Film footage of a Learstar (registration number N16L) and Lockheed L-1888 Electra, circa 1950s. The footage opens with the Learstar being towed into a hangar and William P. Lear boarding the airplane. The next several scenes feature Lear and an unidentified woman in the Learstar's cabin. They demonstrate the aircraft's amenities, such as adjustable seats, fold-out tables, onboard telephone,…