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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: View of field, crowd, planes, hangar - three biplanes taking off, flying around field - spectators - plane taking off, in flight - spectators, hangar - men standing by biplane - close-up of brake drum on plane - three men standing by monoplane #12, entering plane - view of several planes taxiing along field - crowd around planes in hangar - men beside plane, loading supplies - back view of airplane with wings folded back and running parallel to body - view of motor - various views of wings, struts, etc. - side of plane with doors open - strut mountings - Fairchild [FC-1] with wings folded back is rolled out of hangar, wings are swung forward and secured then released and swung back - view of plane with wings folded back - close-up of wing lock for securing wing in flying position - view from rear of plane with wings folded back - several views of plane moving down runway. [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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3:30