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French pilots taking off on transatlantic flight from Old Orchard Beach, ME
Title card: 'French Fliers Land In Spain, Old Orchard, ME - Lotti, Lefevre and Assolant start flight across the Atlantic' / three French pilots standing in front of plane 'Yellow Bird', from left to right Armand Lotti, Rene Lefevre and...
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1935: Sir Malcolm Campbell and 'Bluebird' attempt land speed record; Amelia Earhart arrives in Oakland
[9/1/35, exact date not known, Utah] Tracking shot car 'Bluebird' streaks along the Bonneville Salt Flats in driver Sir Malcolm Campbell's attempt to set a world speed record / CU Campbell speaks, wearing goggles and racing helmet //...
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US and Soviet airmen talk in front of US plane given to USSR in Lend-Lease program
Soviet airmen and US officer stand in front of US military airplane / 2-shot Russians smile; pan to smiling US airman
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Crowd greets Amelia Earhart; she meets Andrew Mellon and speaks at US embassy in Londonderry
Title card: "Special" fade to title card: "First Pictures of Earhart Arrival After Epic Flight Across Atlantic;" fade to title card: "Editor's Note - These pictures show Amelia Earhart Putnam in Londonderry, Ireland, where she ended her...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Parade for aviator Amelia Earhart in hometown of Boston after her transatlantic flight
Men marching down street, crowd watching, confetti and streamers in air / Earhart riding in back seat of open car with acting Boston Mayor Edward Gallagher / shot from moving vehicle of color guard marching down street / Earhart riding...
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Amelia Earhart receives hero's welcome from NYC Mayor James J. Walker and citizens
Title card: "EARHART HOMECOMING MARKED BY WARM NEW YORK WELCOME - Noisy harbor reception aboard Macom first greeting to intrepid woman flier" / MS low angle view of aviator Amelia Earhart boarding the yacht, Macom / MS low angle view of...
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US Army pilots dive, roll and shoot ground targets at Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Title card: "FLYERS DIVE TO GROUND AT 4-MILES-A-MINUTE TO FIRE AT TARGET - First Observation Squadron of Army Air Corps stages spectacular gunnery drill at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md" / LS three airplanes, side by side, kick up dust...
Sky News
Aerials of Bin Laden Family Plane Crash
CLEAN: Aerial shots of a emergency services putting out flames from a plane crash in the car park of Blackbushe Airport, that killed members of the Bin Laden family on August 1, 2015 in Yateley, Hampshire.
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Al Smith donates to Will Rogers memorial fund
Title card: "Al Smith Aids Will Rogers Fund" / MS aviator Eddie Rickenbacker and former New York Governor Al Smith sit at table and discuss fund for Will Rogers memorial fund, memorial fund poster on wall behind them / CU Smith / MS...
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American aviators and their flying families
Title card: "Flying Flashes - Ruth Nichols, girl speed flier, goes up in plane rebuilt for mystery hop" / SOT adult Ruth Nichols sitting on wing of plane Lifesaver discussing gas experiment / side of plane has list of her accomplishments...
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Pilot Ruth Elder declares her only true love is her airplane
Title card: "RUTH ELDER ENGAGED! Aviatrix, at Santa Monica, Calif, after divorce, says she loves aviation" / MCU aviator Ruth Elder in front of airplane, makes statement / CU Elder / Note: exact day not known
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
World War II: German soldiers advancing in Crimea, Russia, and Japanese warplanes attacking Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
[Captured German footage] Map of Crimea with German words on it / tracer bullets from antiaircraft gun streaking into night sky / antiaircraft gun firing / tracer bullets streaking into night sky / WS German soldiers advancing / soldier...
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Canadian government film "Wings of Youth" shows members of Royal Canadian Air Force training in Canada at start of WWII
VS trainees sitting in classroom, instructor at front of classroom / gunner trainee attaching ammo clip to machine gun / two trainees firing machine guns as officers look on / closer shot of trainee firing gun / close shot of bullets...
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Canadian government film "Wings of Youth" shows pilots of Commonwealth Air Forces flying warplanes at start of WWII
Close shot of member of Royal Canadian Air Force blowing bugle, tilt up to Royal Canadian Air Force flag flying above him / VS graduation ceremony for Canadian Air Force trainee pilots / Royal Canadian Air Force flag waving / VS Air...
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Amelia Earhart at fashion show featuring suitable women's clothes for flying
Amelia Earhart sits on sofa with Mrs. Kermit (Belle) Roosevelt and "Miss Hay"- might be Mrs. Clarence (Alice) Hay / a model in a suit with a fox collar / SOT Earhart / A woman in a broad collar and lapels in front of an elaborate...
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Jimmie Mattern test flies rebuilt "Century of Progress" plane before round-the-world competition
Title card: "News Flashes!" / WS small airplane Century of Progress parks on tarmac / SOT pilot Jimmie Mattern points out and explains hydraulic feature on propeller which allows takeoffs with heavy loads / WS the plane takes off and...
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Charles Lindbergh speaks at Wright Trophy ceremony
INT Mayflower Hotel, room filled with guests and long head table with Charles Lindbergh standing in center, curtains with stars in bg; Aero Club of Washington banquet / room, guests seated at round tables / Wright Brothers Memorial...
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Charles Lindbergh speaks upon receiving Wright Trophy; Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg presents
CU Charles Lindbergh, photographer in bg / looking down on Mayflower Room with guests seated at round tables and head table running length of room, curtain with stars in bg; people stand and applaud; Aero Club of Washington banquet / MS...
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Charles and Anne Lindbergh arrive in Leningrad, USSR
Title card: "News Flashes" / VS seaplane flying over bridge coming in for landing in Leningrad, landing on water / MS Charles and Anne Lindbergh in plane / he gets out of plane, Soviet officials there to greet / MS Lindbergh / Anne...
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US airmen receive navigation training near San Antonio's Kelly Field
VS airmen in training in airplane in flight make notes on pad of paper, instructor looks at their notes / CU pilot and co-pilot in cockpit / CU airman in training stands up and uses navigational device / CU trainee takes note to the...
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Plane flown by aviator Roscoe Turner landing at Floyd Bennett Field in NY after record-breaking flight from Detroit
Plane flying low over airfield / Roscoe Turner's Wedell-Williams Model 44 plane landing / Turner getting out of cockpit as he hands tiny suitcase to Bennett Field Manager Sam Levy, who is standing next to plane, and SOT banters with him;...
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Pilot Amelia Earhart tests new safety parachute in Lahaway Plantation, New Jersey
MS boy standing on grass near metal tower / WIPE TO man helping pilot Amelia Earhart to sit in seat under parachute attached to a metal tower for "captive parachute" safety parachute test / CU man adjusts seat belt / CU Earhart sitting...
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Amelia Earhart flies from Honolulu to Oakland, CA, in 18-1/4 hours
Title card: "Earhart Conquers Pacific" / CU pilot Amelia Earhart / MS Earhart at microphones / airplane takes off from Wheeler Field in Honolulu, Hawaii / CU propeller whirls as plane flies // 1/11/1935: LS Earhart's plane lands in...
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Aviatrix Beryl Markham welcomed to New York City after her transatlantic flight
[9/9/1936] Beryl Markham and Fiorello La Guardia descend outdoor steps at New York City Hall and SOT he welcomes her to New York (she has a small bandage on her forehead) // [9/5/1936, Nova Scotia] the nose of her Vega Gull airplane, The...