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[Film footage of Lear Jet facilities and Learjet 23 prototype (Part 1 of 2)]
Film footage of Lear Jet facilities and Learjet 23 prototypes, produced by Gordon Industrial Films, circa 1960s. The footage opens with shots of a Lear Jet building, likely in Wichita, Kansas. The film then transitions to one of the Learjet 23 prototypes (tail number N801L) at an airfield. Scenes depict the aircraft parked, taxiing down a runway, taking off, in flight, landing, and being inspected…
[Footage taken during flights over Japan and Shemya Island (Alaska), circa 1930s-1940s]
Film footage taken during flights over Japan and Shemya Island (Alaska), circa 1930s-1940s. The footage begins with aerial views filmed from an unidentified aircraft, showing houses, streets, and a shoreline; presumably these shots are of Kobe and Osaka, as noted on the film container label. The next segment, starting at 00:00:40, depicts a shoreline and runway, filmed from inside an aircraft as…
The Fleet [filmed advertisement for LearAvia Helicopter Services]
Filmed advertisement for LearAvia Helicopter Services, produced by Northwest Films, circa 1970s. The footage features several shots of Bell 206L Longranger helicopters belonging to LearAvia's charter fleet. The scenes depict the helicopters parked at airfields, in flight over various terrain, and being boarded by passengers. The voiceover narration, comprised of several overlapping speakers, lists…
[Aerial views of Alaskan landscape, circa 1930s-1940s]
Film footage depicting aerial views of the Alaskan landscape, circa 1930s-1940s. The footage begins with shots of a harbor, then transitions to aerial views filmed from an unidentified aircraft, showing mountains, tundra, buildings, and clouds, presumably in Alaska. A wing is visible in some of these scenes, which displays Northwest Airlines markings. At 00:07:30, there is a brief scene filmed…
[Boeing executives Edgar Gott and Army officials with Boeing MB-3A aircraft, circa 1923]
Film footage of Boeing executives and Army officials with a Boeing MB-3A aircraft, Washington, circa 1923. The footage begins with two men, likely Boeing executives William E. Boeing and Edgar Gott, speaking with a pilot. This scene may have taken place at a temporary Boeing-built airfield located east of present-day East Marginal Way in Tukwila; the raised thoroughfare visible in the background…
[Film footage of Lear Jet facilities and Learjet 23 prototype (Part 2 of 2)]
Film footage of Lear Jet facilities and a Learjet 23 prototype (tail number N801L), produced by Gordon Industrial Films, circa 1960s. The footage opens with shots of a Lear Jet building, likely in Wichita, Kansas. The film then transitions to the Learjet 23 prototype at an airfield. Scenes depict the aircraft parked, taxiing down a runway, taking off, in flight, landing, and being inspected by a…
[Aerial views of Hawaii, circa 1948]
Film footage of aerial views of Hawaii, circa 1948. The footage is mostly comprised of aerial views filmed from an unidentified aircraft, showing coastlines, cliffs, harbors, and islands, as well as shots of the city of Honolulu. No exterior shots of the aircraft are present in the footage. The footage is in color and is silent. Label on film container: "Honolulu, '48"
[Leisure activities and views of Churchill (Manitoba) and Saturday Cove (Maine), circa 1930s-1940s]
Film footage of leisure activities and views of Churchill (Manitoba) and Saturday Cove (Maine), circa 1930s-1940s. The first segment, filmed in and around Churchill, is comprised of aerial and on-the-ground shots of mountains, lakes, tundra, and buildings. The Prince of Wales Fort is visible in one of the aerial views (00:03:33). There are also several scenes of dogsledding activities. The next…
[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…
[Harbor scenes in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, circa 1930s]
Film footage of harbor scenes in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, circa 1930s. The footage, which was likely filmed by Julius A. Barr during his travels in Asia, contains short clips of a harbor filmed from an unidentified ship. Scenes include people watching from the shore at the ship approaches, men maneuvering a boarding ramp into place, passengers boarding, logs being loaded onto the ship, men in…