Great Big Story
Rebuilding a legend, the Spitfire restoration journey
Discover Martin Phillips' 14-year quest to rebuild a Spitfire, a symbol of freedom and heritage.
Bedtime History
Amelia Earhart For Kids
Learn about one of the most famous pilots of all time, the Queen of the Air, Amelia Earhart.
Wonderscape
Charles Lindbergh’s Life After Fame
This video explores the life of Charles Lindbergh following his historic transatlantic flight. It covers the accolades he received, including the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Congressional Medal of Honor, and his influence on...
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Charles Lindbergh: From Student to Aviator
This video explores the early life of Charles Lindbergh, highlighting his journey from studying mechanical engineering at the University of Wisconsin to pursuing his passion for aviation. It covers his transition to a pilot, his role as...
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Amelia Earhart's Final Flight and Legacy
This video recounts Amelia Earhart’s daring attempt to fly around the world in 1937. It details her final flight with Fred Noonan and their mysterious disappearance near Howland Island. Earhart's legacy as a pioneering aviator and symbol...
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Amelia Earhart’s Early Achievements and Rise to Fame
This video highlights Amelia Earhart’s groundbreaking journey as the first woman to fly across the Atlantic in 1928. It also covers her rise to fame, her efforts to inspire women in aviation through the Ninety-Nines, and her...
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Amelia Earhart’s Journey into Aviation
This video details how Amelia Earhart became fascinated with aviation after her first biplane ride in 1920. It highlights her early flying lessons, the purchase of her first plane, Canary, and her rise to fame in the world of aviation as...
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Charles Lindbergh and the Spirit of Saint Louis
This video details Charles Lindbergh's historic 1927 transatlantic flight in the Spirit of Saint Louis. It explores the challenges he faced, including fundraising for the plane's construction, careful design for a long-distance journey,...
One Minute History
194 - The Mystery of D.B. Cooper - One Minute History
November 24, 1971 - A man calling himself Dan Cooper pays cash for a one-way ticket to Seattle. He orders a bourdon and soda as he waits for the flight to take off. (Shortly after 3:00pm), Mr. Cooper hands a note to the stewardess...
Weird History
How Juliane Koepcke Survived A Plane Crash And 11 Days Alone In The Amazon
In December 1971, 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke and her mother were traveling to see her father on LANSA Flight 508 when the plane was felled by lightning and broke apart. Considered the worst lightning strike in history, the crash...
Weird History
What It Was Like During the Golden Age of Flying
The 1950s and '60s are often regarded as the golden age of airlines, offering luxurious seating, fancy meals, and beaming flight attendants. But while it was certainly roomier than today's modern sardine can technique of travel, there...
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Armed airplane use during WWI
Narrator explains how airplanes were used for observation during WWI / plane flying in the sky / countryside smoking from gun fire / machine mounted into plane / several planes flying over hangars / German bi-plane being fitted with the...
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WWI fighter pilots
Fighter planes in the sky / biplanes in dogfight, chasing each other in the sky / biplane diving. WWI fighter pilots on January 01, 1915 in Unspecified (Footage by Getty Images)
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Oliver Echols discusses American aviation during WWI
Oliver P Echols behind a desk talking / explains that American pilots operated French airplanes during WWI / explains 'our planes took off 18 strong all the airplanes force landed from engine failure' / airplanes taking off / CU of...
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Sam Heron improves airplane engines
Sam Heron adjusting airplane engine / Older Heron seated and talking importance of air cooled cylinders on plane engines / views of engines and cylinders / discusses octane gasoline. Sam Heron improves airplane engines on January 01,...
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Development of American Air Force
Different military airplanes flying / plane taking off from carrier / sailors on top of aircraft carrier ship / plane on deck sinks below into ship. Development of American Air Force on January 01, 1953 (Footage by Getty Images)
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Early airplane companies
Inside airplane factory / workers at various tasks assembling planes, making parts and operating machinery. Early airplane companies on January 01, 1953 (Footage by Getty Images)
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Pre-WWII military weapons technology
Line of large ships in the ocean / horse drawn wagons and horses riding along / armed soldiers crouched in a field / soldiers running / weapons on the backs of wagons and guns planted among the grasses as soldiers train at College Park,...
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General Mitchell argues for American Air Force division
Brigadier General William Mitchell Jr standing beside airplane / ship on the ocean / planes inside hangar / CU of bombs on the underside of plane / planes flying in uniform / Lawrence Bell of the Glenn Martin company explains: 'try to...
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General Spaatz discusses mid-air fueling
Narrator discusses General Carl Tooey Spaatz and Lieutenant General Ira C Eaker flying for seven days straight / General Carl Tooey Spaatz in 1953 discussing mid air fueling / Spaatz explains how mid air fueling was Lieutenant General...
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Donald Douglas discusses plane engine development
Inside airplane engine factory / several men holding an engine / Donald Douglas talks about Charles Lawrance and air cooled engine development / tells how Lawrance engine 'powered the Lindbergh flight' / George J Mead working on planes...
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President Coolidge advances aviation industry
President Calvin Coolidge institutes Morrow board making sustained aircraft development priority / Exterior of Capitol building / narrator discusses president Calvin Coolidge Morrow board recommendations regarding aviation / workers...
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Pilots become stuntmen after WWI ends
Jenny airplane flying in air / pilot flies as second man hangs from bottom of plane / hanging man's perspective / narrator quotes Richard H. Depew, Jr. stating: 'the greatest risk in flying is starving to death' / plane landing on ground...
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William Boeing discusses first international airmail
Men wind the propeller of airmail plane / In 1953, William Boeing discusses his role in international mail service / 'In 1919 Eddie Hubbard and I took a flight up to Vancouver, B.C. - this was the first international mail ever carried...