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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…
[Military aircraft and airliners, Washington State, circa 1930s-1940s] (Item)
[Military aircraft and airliners, Washington State, circa 1930s-1940s]
Film footage of military aircraft and airliners, Washington State, circa 1937-1938. This footage is comprised of several short clips of the Boeing XB-15, Boeing Y1B-17, and various airliners. Identified aircraft include: 00:00:10 - U.S. Army Air Corps Boeing XB-15 taxiing at Boeing Field 00:01:08 - Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boats at Lake Washington (Washington) 00:01:52 - United Air Lines…
[Aircraft, aerial views, and travel scenes, circa 1940s-1950s] (Item)
[Aircraft, aerial views, and travel scenes, circa 1940s-1950s]
Film footage of aircraft, aerial views, and travel scenes, circa 1940s-1950s. The footage contains several segments filmed at unidentified airfields showing various aircraft, mostly commercial airliners, parked, taxiing, and taking off. Airline livery visible in the footage include Mid-Continent Airlines, Wisconsin Central Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Capital Airlines, and American Airlines.…
[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…
[Pennsylvania Central Airlines Boeing 247D and other aircraft, circa 1938] (Item)
[Pennsylvania Central Airlines Boeing 247D and other aircraft, circa 1938]
Film footage of a Pennsylvania Central Airlines Boeing 247D and other aircraft, circa 1938. The footage begins with short scenes showing various aircraft landing, taking off, taxiing, and parked at airfields, as well as aerial views taken from unidentified aircraft in flight. Identified aircraft include: 00:00:11 - U.S. Army Air Corps Curtiss P-36 Hawk aircraft landing and taxiing by a…
[Airport activities and aerial views, circa 1939] (Item)
[Airport activities and aerial views, circa 1939]
Film footage of airport activities and aerial views, circa 1939. The footage is mostly comprised of shots taken at an unidentified airport and aerial views taken from aircraft in flight. The airport scenes show airliners taking off and landing, passengers embarking and disembarking, and flight and ground crews at work. Identified aircraft include: 00:00:20 - Prototype Douglas DC-4E00:03:27 -…
[Commercial airliners and "The Independence" Presidential aircraft at Washington National Airport, Arlington, Virginia, circa 1950s] (Item)
[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…
[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…
[Associated Women Pilots of Boeing Field (AWPBF) at Boeing Field, Washington, circa July 1940] (Item)
[Associated Women Pilots of Boeing Field (AWPBF) at Boeing Field, Washington, circa July 1940]
Film 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…