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Chinese pilot at controls of attack helicopter
CLEAN: Interior shots of a Chinese air force pilot at the controls of a military attack helicopter during a public display hosted by the military on July 11, 2014 in Beijing, China.
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Veteran Army pilots demonstrate to fly former Army transport planes for commercial freight
TILT DOWN pilots marching with signs "They say: I am too old to fly at 26", "We stand on our fleet…not our fanny!", "We saved civilization! Help us back in Aviation!" "America and Air Freight" / TILT DOWN pilots pose with their signs "We...
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Charles and Anne Lindbergh's long transatlantic journey ends with landing in Miami, FL
Title card in Italian: "El Último Vuelo de los Lindberghs" (loose translation "The last, or latest, flight of the Lindberghs") / Lindbergh photo op ends / two-shot Anne Morrow Lindbergh and Charles Lindbergh, standing outdoors // VS file...
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Aviator Alexander de Seversky and his new airplane
Russian pilot Alexander de Seversky plans trip London to Australia; SOT he says his "Silver Sky" airplane will cruise at 240 mpg with a range of 5700 miles non-stop; it should take 50 hours / He climbs into the cockpit of the Art Deco...
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Russian pilot de Seversky and French pilot Detroyat talk aviation, and Detroyat flies
MCU Russian aviator Major Alexander de Seversky (shorter) and French Aviator Michel Detroyat (taller) stand and talk in front of airplane / MS Detroyat taxis by in cockpit of biplane, turns, taxis away / MLS-PAN LEFT Detroyat's plane...
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President Herbert Hoover presents Congressional Medal of Honor to US Army pilot colonel Eddie Rickenbacker, WWI Ace
Title card: "Hoover decorates US Ace of Aces, Washington - 12 years after, President presents medal to flyer Rickenbacker for war feats" / two shots of Eddie Rickenbacker standing at microphones on platform speaking, First Lady Lou...
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Air show in Cleveland, 1932
Title card: "Sky Show Thrills Crowd at Cleveland - Army's First Pursuit Group performs in formation at National Air Races" / VS biplanes in flight / crowd watches air show / CU Lieutenant Richard Atcherley, British flyer; SOT Atcherley...
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The "Flying Hutchinsons" start out on transatlantic flight from New York to the UK
Title card: "ATLANTIC HOPS TO EUROPE HIT PEAK FOR SEASON - Hutchinson's flying family leads off new group of trans-ocean flyers" / MWS "Flying Hutchinsons" family and crew posing with Sikorsky amphibious airplane; George Hutchinson in...
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Bob Smith wins outboard motorboat race on Dayton's Great Miami River
Title card: "Outboards Thrill Dayton in Race for Journal-Herald Prize - Tiny craft bounce over waves of Miami River in exciting dash around course" / boats speeding around curve in course / boats speeding, can see pilots in coveralls /...
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Women pilots take off to Cleveland in Air Races
Title card: "Marathon Pilots Test Speed For National Air Races - Crack fliers take off at Washington in cross-country dash to Cleveland" / people gathered on airfield with line of planes in bg, maybe a woman by one; most turn and walk...
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Pilots Louise Thaden and Frances Marsalis greeted after marathon 8-day flight
Title card: "Meet Women Flyers Who Stayed in Air 8 Days for Record - Mrs. Frances Marsalis and Louise Thaden are shown ending lengthy flight" / pilots' plane being refueled in air by plane, aerial view ground / planes, plane part above...
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Scottish aviator Jim Mollison and wife Amy Johnson
Title card: "Extra World Hails Mollison After Atlantic Hop" / Scottish aviator Jim Mollison and wife Amy Johnson stand in front of plane / Mollison sits in cockpit / Note: exact day not known
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Plane takes off from top of speeding car in US
Title card: "Airport on wheels! Launching plane from top of speeding auto proves success" / group of men lifting airplane onto platform on top of car / plane in position on top of car / pilot sitting on front of platform in front of...
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Plane refuels while remaining in flight
Title card: "Odd Solo Flight! "Fritz" Bruning refuels from ground on endurance hop" / CU Bruning in cockpit speaking on setting record / plane takes off / plane picks up gas and refuels without landing / Note: exact day not known
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Sopwith Wallaby takes off in Australia
Several men surround Australian pilot G.U. 'Scotty' Allan / constable and military officer in BG / biplane with "G-EAKS Sopwith Aviation Company" on side / pilots board plane / plane takes off / Note: exact year not known; documentation...
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US Army Air Corps planes in the air and parked on snowy airfield in NH during maneuvers
Formation of planes flying overhead / indistinct shot / two planes taxiing on cleared, yet still snowy, airfield / two shots of airman sitting in rear cockpit manning machine gun / pan across row of parked planes, their propellers...
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US Army Air Corps conducts war maneuvers from airfield in Concord, NH
Two shots of plane on cleared area / plane taxiing towards camera, man holds wing guiding plane forward / pilot in cockpit, bundled up against the cold / pilot getting out of cockpit / skis attached to wheels of plane / plane flying...
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US Navy's new "Pogo" airplane, capable of vertical flight, at Moffett NAS in CA
Shot of pilot in cockpit as plane sits on hangar floor at Moffett Naval Air Station (later known as Moffett Federal Airfield) after testing session of the plane, which can take off and land vertically / men in scaffolding next to plane...
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Aviator Roscoe Turner flies from Los Angeles to San Francisco
An airplane lands and taxis / Turner exits the airplane, "Gilmore Red Lion" / SOT Turner: Named plane because of his famous lion cub who used to fly with him; he broke the record for a flight from San Francisco to LA, averaging 271 mpg,...
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Flying Hutchinsons in New York
Title card: "News flashes! Colonel George Hutchinson and 'Flying Family' plan new hop" / The "Flying Hutchinsons" pose for photos on ship, with crew members Gerald Altfilisch and Norman Alley in the group too / SOTs: George plans to buy...
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Pilot outside self-flying plane in air
Title card: "Plane Flies Self - Pilot leaves controls in daring test over Glendale, Calif." / plane on airfield with movable parts flapping, "Self Flyer" on side / CU flap under wing / side view plane with pilot climbing in / plane...
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Twists, turns, and dips mid-air in aerial acrobatics display, 1932
Title card: "Toronto Air Thrills! Captain O'Brien-Saint imitates pilot learning to fly" / plane in flight doing turns and dips / Title clip: "Captain Jack Sanderson does some aerobatics" / plane in flight upside down / Note: exact day...
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Aviator Amy Johnson welcomed in London after solo round trip to Cape Town, South Africa
Title card: "AMY JOHNSON HOME! Mrs. J A Mollison hailed at London after round trip flight to South Africa" / MLS plane carrying Pilot Amy Johnson after landing from return solo flight from Cape Town, South Africa; plane on field, prop...
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New Boeing Y1B-9 bomber on field at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia in 1932
Title card: "Army Gets Fastest Bombers! First pictures of new type planes in action at Langley Field, VA / MS Boeing Y1B-9 monoplane bomber on field with propellers spinning and pilot in cockpit / MS four men pick up bomb and mount it on...