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Behind the airline

Australia, 1952
film

December 1953 was the 50th anniversary of heavier than air flight. This film compares the early flights by the Wright Brothers in America and W.E. Hart in Aus..

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

Flying action

United States, 1951
Similarity: 77%

Aircraft at work

Australia, 1966
Similarity: 77%

Plane mates

Australia, 1969
Similarity: 76%

Jetflight

Australia, 1959
Similarity: 76%

Man in flight

United States, 1957
Similarity: 75%

Just Australian Planes

Australia, 1987
Similarity: 75%

In the Wake of the Stars

Australia, 1959
Similarity: 74%

The Story of aviation

Australia, 1990
Similarity: 74%

Round the world by air

Australia, 1948
Similarity: 73%

A Place of dreams: National Air and Space Museum

United States, 1978
Similarity: 73%

[Development of the aeroplane: aviation 1915-1940]

United Kingdom, 1945
Similarity: 73%

Australian diary. No. 091

Australia, 1956
Similarity: 73%

Flight plan

Australia, 1950
Similarity: 73%

Sky riders

United States
Similarity: 73%

Flight into yesterday

Australia, 1969
Similarity: 72%

A Place to land

Australia, 1972
Similarity: 72%

Those magnificent men in their flying machines or How I flew from London to Paris in 25 hours and 11 minutes

United States, 1965
Similarity: 72%

Would You Like to Fly?

Australia, 1954
Similarity: 72%
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