QUELQUES DATES DANS L'HISTOIRE DEL'AVIATION [CERTAIN DATES FROM HISTORY OF AVIATION] Part 3

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Summary: Early aviation development in France prior to WWI showing record flights made by Wilbur Wright, Glenn Curtiss and French aviators Bleriot, Farman, Voisin and Santos-Dumont. French Production. Reel 1: 1) ECU unidentified symbol which demonstrated mans desire for flight. 2) CU painting of Leonardo de Vinci. 3) CU drawing of Leonardo da Vlnci's flying machine. 4) Several CU views of drawings of the attempts of man to fly from Leonardo da Vinci's time up until 1920. 5) CU head and shoulders of Clement Ader. He is the man who first demonstrated the possibility of mechanical flights. 6) CU of drawing of his plane. 7) Still photo of the first powered Wright Brother's plane. 8) Still photo of one of Ader's planes. 9) CU of head and shoulders of Louis Bleriot. 10) CU of Gabriel Voisin. 11) CU of picture of Robert Esnault-Pelterie. 12) CU of two French designers--unidentified. 13) CU of Robert Esnault-Peltierie making a test by mounting a glider atop a truck. 14) Several views of Gabriel Voisin towing a glider with boats on the Seine river. He stayed airborne for several seconds. 15) CU head and shoulders of Alberto Santos-Dumont. 16) MS the plane in which he made several flights (14 Bis). He made the first airplane flight in Europe 9-13-1906. 17) CU a plane made by Gabriel Voisin "La Bagatelle" which was flown by his brother Charles Voisin. 18) MLS of this flight. 19) CU Henri Farman seated in place. 20) 5everal views depicting the first attempt to fly the English Channel. Three competitors were Count Lambert in a Wright Plane at Wissant, Hubert Lathan in "Antoinette IV at Sangatte, and Louis Bleriot (winner) flying a monoplane of his own design from Los Baraques to Dover. 21) MS A. Single of Bleriot's plane. 22) CU of observers. 23) CU the English Channel. 24) CU the wreckage being salvaged by French boat. 25) CU wreckage of plane as it is lifted out of the channel. 26) CU wreckage being pulled down streets. 27) CU Louis Bleriot walking on crutches. 28) MS RV Bleriot standing in cockpit of plane prior to attempting to fly the English Channel at Les Baraques. 29) CU the takeoff--PS over to the R showing observers. 30) CU observers watching the landing at Dover, England. 31) MS two men standing on roof top waving a flag. 32) DS on field, tent and personnel at Dover, England, where the landing was made. 33) CU English people examining plane after landing. 34) CU ship on which Bleriot returned to France. 35) CU reception committee greeting him. 35) CU reception committee greeting him. 36) Street scenes of his reception in Paris. Reel 2: 1) MLS unidentified early model French aircraft taxiing toward camera. This is to show the development of the bi-plane. Aircraft taxis to direct side view. 2) CU Col. Courzi (English) seated in cockpit of early model aircraft. 3) MCU as Col. Courzi flies directly over camera. 4) CU VIP's attending the first International Aviation Meeting held at Rheims, August 22, 1909. 5) MS Wilbur Wright giving flying demonstration at international meeting--circling around a pylon. 6) MS Louis Paulhan giving demonstration of the flight of his aircraft. 7) MLS of two aircraft flying around pylon, one is piloted by Glenn Curtiss completing an 80 kilometer distance flight. (Gordon Bennett Speed Trophy won by Curtiss at this meet) 8) CU group of unidentified personnel in car. 9) MLS three unidentified aircraft flying at the International Aviation Meet. 1O) MS aircraft being flown by Hubert Latham, who breaks altitude record at this time. 11) MLS Louis Breguet as he crashes: Cameramen and personnel rush into scene. 12) CU wrecked aircraft. 13) CU Louis. Breguet and other personalites standing near car; sound track notes that he was the first casualty of the French Aviation. 14) CU Bleriot seated in cockpit of aircraft. 15) MLS of takeoff. 16) MS of Henri Farman seated in cockpit of aircraft, other personalitites near same. This aircraft was first to carry two passengers. He received the Grand Prix de Champagne. 17) ECU of aircraft, taxis. 18) MLS aircraft flying low over ground. 19) CU personalities as they observe air show. 20) CU the Baronesse de La Roche, first officially registered aviatrix, licensed 8 March 1910. 21) CU aircraft in which Louis Paulhan made his record flight from London to Manchester April 27 and 28, 1910. 22) CU pilot in cockpit--aircraft takes off. 23) CU De Rocard in cockpit prior to takeoff in which he broke the altitude record of 3100 meters. 24) MS early model aircraft. 25) CU Glenn Curtiss seated in cockpit showing the operation of the foot controls. 26) CU taxiing of aircraft flown by Glenn Curtiss (1910). 27) CU Georges Chavez heated in cockpit. 28) MCU FV of bi-plane, unidentified, with tapering wing tip as it is pushed out of hangar in preparation for takeoff. 29) MS takeoff, landing, and taxiing toward camera. 30) CU of aircraft "Sigma" built by Farman, flown by Eugene Renaux, shows the takeoff with a passenger from St. Cloud which landed five hours later at the Paris-Puy de Dome (3-7-11). 31) Several views of personnel observing takeoff. 32) Several CU views of personalitites attending the Circuit de L'Quest. 33) CU Le Blanc, winner of the race. 34) MS Le Blanc landing aircraft and personnel running out to meet him. 35) CU Le Blanc as he is being congratulated. 36) CU Jules Vedrines, winner of the Paris-Madrid air race, 5-22-11, (Morane aircraft). 37) MS landing at Madrid, Vendrines alights from aircraft. 38) CU on Andre Beaumont, winner of the first European Circuit Air Race, 1911. 39) CU Mademoiselle Eleaine, winner of womens cup. 40) CU first multi passenger aircraft made by Albessart. Reel 3: 1) CU Hydro plane afloat on the Seine river, piloted by Collier. 2) MS the takeoff of the hydro plane (1911). 3) MS the landing. 4) CU hydro plane built by Voisin--shows takeoff. 5) MS area where meeting was held of a group of engineers and pilots at Monaco in 1912. 6) CU takeoff of one of the aircraft by means of catapult into the Mediterranean Sea. 7) MS the landing of another aircraft, taxiis up on beach. 8) CU Henri Farman, winner of race conducted with hydro planes. 9) MS the Aviette (Bicycle with wings). 10) Severa1 views of the Aviette in operation. 11) CU Obussis, shows his flight from Brig, Switzerland to Domodossole, Italy (1913) this is a duplicate of the flight made by Georges Chavez in which he was killed in 1910. 12) CU Maj Phillipe who flew from Villacoubay to Eastchurch, England in three stops. 13) CU de Moulinet who flew 1450 kilometers. 14) CU Pegoud, pilot for the Bleriot firm, he made flight tests with an arresting gear. 15) MS showing tests. 16) MS of takeoff. 17) MLS first live jump of France made by Adolphe Pegoud. 18) MLS as pilot lands. PS with aircraft as it crashes. (Sound track narrates that motion pictures made of the previous crash after he had bailed out were studied by him, he in turn imitates said maneuvers while he is piloting aircraft.) 19) IS aerial maneuvers piloted by Pegoud 9-1-13. 20) DS of personnel observing this exhibition flight. 21) CU of pilot Roland Garros first man to cross the Mediterranean 1913. 22) MS of Pegoud taking off--first man to make successful loop in a bi-plane. 23) PS with aircraft as it takes off. 24) GC up to aircraft flying loops. 25) MCU landing of bi-plane. 26) CU picture of Clement Ader. The following scenes are superimposed over take offs, landings, aerials to show the progress from 1890 to 1920. 27) CU Alberto Santos-Dumont. 28) CU Bleriot. 29) Several CU views of aircraft flown in WW I. Shot clip of French aces, namely, Capt. Georges Guynemer, Lt. Charles Nungesser, Capt. Rene' Fonck. 30) DS following bombs on practice bombing. 31) Several views formation flying, two flights super imposed over each other, planes unidentified. Fair

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

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Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities