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A Place of dreams: National Air and Space Museum

United States, 1978
film

An examination of the Smithsonian Institute, home of America’s early planes. Shows through the use of early film and still photographs, the Wright Broth..

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Man in flight

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House of knowledge

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

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The Story of aviation

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The Little airplane that grew

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Space in the seventies: exploration of the planets

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Michael and the flying boats

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