PIONEER FLIGHTS Part 1

Description

Summary: MS: Wright Bros. flight at N.C., 1903. CU: Newspaper proclaiming Wright Bros. flight. 1908: Birth of the U.S. Air Corp. Army personnel pushing first USAC plane into field at Ft. Myers, Va. First USAC hangar at Ft. Myers. Personnel turning props on plane. MS: Pres TAft, Major Squier, Major Salzman and other VIP's at first army plane flight. Various shots of catapulting of plane at Ft Myers. Lt. Lahm and Orville Wright in take off and in flight. Lt. Foulois and Orville Wright get in plane and take off. Plane in flight to and from Alexandria, Va. and Ft Myers. Glen H. Curtiss in his first plane and take off. Jean Bleriot, French Aviator, in plane and take off. Lincoln Beachy doing stunt flying. CU of Beachy on ground. Henri Farman at Rheims, France, 1908. Covered wagon train crossing to the west Coast. Fast passenger train crossing to the West Coast. Early model plane in flight. Early type ship at sea, full sail. Ocean liner at sea, full sail. Charles Lindbergh standing near his plane, "Spirit of St. Louis." Keystone LB-6's in A. formation. Early models (Pursuit) laying a smoke screen. 1917 Cadets drilling near barracks. Early model a/c crashed in battle area in France -- troop looking at wreckage. General Pershing decorating U.S. flyers. Psychological test given U.S. flyers during WWI. CU: Instrument panel. CU; Cadet undergoing test. Fair (yellow with age)

Collection

Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities