Video Parts (2)
This clip is Part 1 of a 2-part film.
[AIRPLANE PRODUCTION AND AIRSHOW] Part 1
Description
The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: 1. Workers constructing and covering fuselage of Tri-Motor plane - covering being riveted in - wings, as separate unit, being lowered onto plane - passengers carrying suitcases leave bus in front of Ford Airport passenger terminal - interior view of passenger terminal, ticket window - suitcase being loaded aboard plane. [1927] 2. View of Ford Airport hangar, biplane, other aircraft, replica of Independence Hall in background - [Pitcairn PCA-2] autogyro - view of spectators inspecting various planes - Ford Aircraft taxis by, takes off - small aircraft takes off - view of several different aircraft - men pushing plane - group of men talking - Henry Ford on ladder inspecting plane, talks with group of men - aerial view of Airport and Greenfield Village, residential and industrial areas of Detroit. [1931]
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