Lightweight history of aviation using archival inserts of earlier flights and varieties of aircraft, from the Wright Brothers to the 18 hour trans-continental flight (ie San Francisco to New York).
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
312150
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Archival resources
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Aeronautics
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Aeronautics - History
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes - History
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Flight - History
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transatlantic flights
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Wright, Orville, 1871-1948
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Wright, Orville, 1871-1948
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912
People → Wright, Orville, 1871-1948
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)