General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. THE ROMANCE OF FLYINGlt;*gt;

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. THE ROMANCE OF FLYINGlt;*gt;

1930-1931

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1) GV A native making a fire by friction.2) MS Small monoplane of the Ryan type taking off.3) CU Wilbur Wright in flight in his original plane; several scenes of the Wright brothers getting into their plane; mechanics crank engine; WILBUR WRIGHT climbs into the pilot seat.4) CU Commander Byrd"s plane wrecked on the beach in France.5) MS Wright bi-plane is catapulted with the rubber catapult (SV).6) CU Mechanic cranking a bi-plane (single engine).7) GV The plane in flight; pilot sits out in the open.8) MS Plane comes in for a landing.9) CU Old type bi-plane standing alongside a Ford tri-motor.10) GV Many planes in formation inflight.11) MS British bat-wing type plane in flight.12) MS CDR. DAVIS"S 3 engine bi-plane flight.13) CU CAPT DROUKINS" single engine "ocean liner."14) CU High-wing monoplane three engine about to take off on a runway.15) CU Two engine Haviland in flight.16) CU Target ship on land being bombed and destroyed.See index numbers 16023, 16024, 16025.

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Byrd, Richard Evelyn Jr., 1888-1957

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Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an American naval officer and explorer. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for valor given by the United States, and was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a segment of the Arctic Ocean, and a segment of the Antarctic Plateau. Byrd claimed that his ex...