Video Parts (2)
This clip is Part 1 of a 2-part film.
Commercial Airplane Reliability Tour for the Edsel B. Ford Trophy Part 1
Description
The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Stout 2-AT airplane taxiing at Ford Airport, crowd in front of hangar in background - planes taking off and in flight - workers with airplanes - crowd - plane No. 10 takes off - Henry Ford with man walking beside building - cameramen - Ford talking to others, tractor and airplane in background - balloon, ‘Detroit News Trophy Race’ ascending - balloons and airplane in air - deflated balloon on ground, workers fitting metal ring into hole in fabric - close-up of man holding barometer - balloons on field, crowd around them - planes lined up on field, hangar in background, taking off - Ford Stout 3-AT three engine plane, prototype Ford Tri-Motor, workers and pilot around cockpit at top of wing, motors running, views of plane, plane in flight - views of banquet, head table. [1925]
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