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This clip is Part 1 of a 2-part film.

Airplane Reliability Tour Part 1

Description

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Biplane on field - biplane #15 on field, men standing by plane - biplane #3 - biplane #5 with rear landing skid - biplane #22 with rear double wheeled landing gear - top winged monoplane #23 with rear double wheeled landing gear - close-up of motor - man lifting and lowering flaps - plane from side - biplane #20 in front of hangar, side view - closed cockpit biplane #27, man standing by motor - small one-man monoplane #24, close-up of plane - large Ford [Tri-Motor] plane #8 and small one-man plane #24 side by side - pilot and women standing by Ford plane, pilot alone - biplane #22 flagged to start off, crowd in background - view of several biplanes being flagged off - plane taking off down field - plane #24 flagged off - biplane flagged off - spectators standing on runway - several planes flagged off. [1926]

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Collection

Ford Motor Company Collection

Series

Motion Picture Films Relating to the Ford Motor Company, the Henry Ford Family, Noted Personalities, Industry, and Numerous Americana and Other Subjects

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1926-01-01
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