the MARCH OF AVIATION [Main]


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  • Jahr: 1939
  • Dauer: 11 mins
  • Beschreibung: The earliest flights were in spherical balloons. In 1903 the Wright brothers made the first flight (their Mark II Flier of 1904 is shown in flight). A 1910 Glen Curtiss Golden Flier. A 1927 Douglas M4 mail plane, the first commercial use of aircraft. A flight of four USAAC Keystone B4A bombers of 1932. A Cierva C30A autogyro taking off. A Macon giant rigid airship in flight over the California coast. A French Caudron C460 breaking the world speed record at 314mph over Los Angeles in 1936. The first long-range passenger aircraft, a Douglas DC3 Dakota of American Airlines in flight. A Short S23 flying-boat "Caledonia", which established the first passenger and mail flight from England to the USA in 1937. The latest US fighter, the Lockheed P38 Lightning, in flight. A Douglas B18 Bolo bomber taking off, followed by a flight of three in the air. A flight of three RAF Fairey Battles. A flight of four Douglas TBD1 Devastators in the air. Curtiss P40 Hawks in flight and taxiing. A Douglas DC4 prototype taxiing, the first transport aircraft with retractable tricycle undercart. A Martin M130 Clipper flying-boat in flight. Boeing B17C Flying Fortresses taking off and in flight over the coast.
    The development of powered flight from 1903 to 1939.
  • Schlüsselwörter: EFG1914 / World War I / Royal Air Force / Air warfare / United States Army & Army Air Corps / United States Navy & Air Corps / United States Army Air Forces / American Airlines / aircraft, United States - early: Wright Mark II Flier / aircraft, United States - early: Glen Curtiss Golden Flier / aircraft, United States - transport: Douglas M4 / aircraft, United States - combat: Keystone B4A / aircraft, Italian - helicopter: Cierva C30A autogiro / aircraft, United States naval - airship: Macon / aircraft, French - sporting: Caudron C460 & [R and D] / recreation, French civilian - sport: air race / aircraft, United States - transport: Douglas DC3 Dakota / aircraft, British - seaplane: Short S23 (Caledonia) / aircraft, United States - combat: Lockheed P38 Lightning / aircraft, United States - combat: Douglas B18 Bolo / aircraft, British - combat: Fairey Battle / aircraft, United States - combat: Douglas TBD1 Devastator / aircraft, United States - combat: Curtiss P40 Hawk / aircraft, United States - transport: Douglas DC4 & [R and D] / aircraft, United States - seaplane: Martin M130 Clipper flying boat / aircraft, United States - combat: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Anbieter: Imperial War Museums
  • Rechte: In Copyright / Imperial War Museums
  • Produktionsfirma: Hollywood Film Enterprises Incorporated
  • Farbe: Black & White
  • Ton: Without sound

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