Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. HIGHLIGHTS OF 32 YEARS OF FLIGHT

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. HIGHLIGHTS OF 32 YEARS OF FLIGHT

1947-1984

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Summary: Early-model aircraft. Pioneers in aviation: Linbergh, Orville and Wilbur Wright, etc. 1902-1927. 1902: The glider (still photo) in which the Wright Bros. used wing warping for balance in flight. 1903: Orville Wright's first flight (still photo)--plane on ground. 1908: N.Y. newspaper headline and front page story with pictures of Orville Wright and his plane. Movie camera shots of Wilbur Wright working on his plane (pusher type) in France. Horse, used to tow plane across fields. Wilbur Wright's plane at Le Mons, France--two men trying to start props. 1908: Frenchmen pulling Wright Bros' plane ("B" pusher type) over ground to steel rail catapult ramp. 1908: French military and civilian spectators at air show. 1908 (Aug. 8): Shots of Frenchmen pulling launching weight up into steel tower. Steel weight descends and plane is catapulted into air. Airplane in flight. 1908 (Oct. 3): Headlines and pictures in newspaper proclaiming first passenger flight with Wright. Wright and French journalist as passenger in flight over France. D.O.X. take off from water. 1923: First non-stop from coast to coast by Lt. Macready and Kelly. Shot of above near plane (Fokker T-2). Shots of plane in flight. 1924: Animation of air route for first around-the-world flight. Pilots being congratulated on flight. 1927: Shots of French spectators awaiting arrival of Lindbergh's plane after flight across Atlantic. Shot of Lindbergh and Frenchmen. 1927: Lt. Maitlands and Hegenberger's flight from California to Hawaii. Shot of them near plane, Fokker C-2; animation of air route. C-2 in flight. Lt. Bettis getting out of plane. B-26 diving. XB-8 in flight. XB-21 taxiing and in flight. A. form: Early models spelling "A.C." in sky. CUs of Wilbur and Orville Wright. Good

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