A Walt Disney animated production tracing the development of aviation and the men responsible. From Leonardo da Vinci’s earliest ideas in flight, the film documents the early pioneers’ attempts at manned flight such as France’s Mont Brothers and the United States’ George Cayley and the Wright Brothers. Explains the rapid development of aviation up to the present jet age. Edited by Lloyd Richardson, sound by Robert O’Cook, music by Oliver Wallace.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
310373
Language
English
Subject categories
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Aeronautics
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes - History
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Flight
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Flight - History
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Wright, Orville, 1871-1948
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912
Crafts & Visual Arts → Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Flight
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Wright, Orville, 1871-1948
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912
People → Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519
People → Wright, Orville, 1871-1948
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)