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Quest for flight

United States, 1975
film

Traces the history of aviation from the 15th Century when Leonardo da Vinci realised that flight was not an idle dream, through to air travel today. Traces th..

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

Man in flight

United States, 1957
Similarity: 83%

The Power to fly: the history and development of the flying machine

United Kingdom, 1954
Similarity: 82%

The Story of aviation

Australia, 1990
Similarity: 77%

Flying action

United States, 1951
Similarity: 75%

The Icarus wish

United States, 1971
Similarity: 74%

Flight: a new awareness

United States, 1973
Similarity: 73%

[Development of the aeroplane: aviation 1915-1940]

United Kingdom, 1945
Similarity: 73%

Wings: the jet age

Unknown, 1987
Similarity: 73%

The History of the helicopter

United Kingdom, 1951
Similarity: 73%

Jump jet

United Kingdom, 1970
Similarity: 73%

Sky riders

United States
Similarity: 73%

Icarus

Australia, 1975
Similarity: 72%

The Aviator

Germany and United States of America, 2004
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%

Wings across the world

United Kingdom, 1956
Similarity: 71%

Powered flight

United Kingdom, 1953
Similarity: 71%

Jet propulsion

United States, 1952
Similarity: 71%

Flight

Canada, 1967
Similarity: 71%
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