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LIFE RISKED TO PROVE THEORY

Life Risked To Prove Theory (1927)

Intrepid inventor makes a parachute jump from an airship.

INTERNATIONAL GORDON BENNETT BALLOON RACE

International Gordon Bennett Balloon Race (1927)

Detroit holds an international hot air balloon...

CENTENARY OF AMERICAN RAILROADS

Centenary Of American Railroads (1927)

Scenes in Baltimore celebrating the centenary of the...

HOW AMERICA TELLS THE WORLD

How America Tells The World (1927)

The American Naval fleet show their skills.

NEW YORK'S WELCOME

New York's Welcome (1927)

Ruth Elder arrives in New York and is welcomed by crowds.

UP THE POLE  a.k.a. STUNT ON A PLANE

Up The Pole A.K.A. Stunt On A Plane (1927)

Amazing scenes over New York as a man climbs a pole, on...

DEATH MISSED BY INCHES

Death Missed By Inches (1927)

A seaplane is launched using a catapult device.

 

 

AGAIN THE SEA TAKES TOLL

Again The Sea Takes Toll (1928)

Footage of unsuccessful rescue effort to save crew of S.4 submarine. ...

UNCLE SAM'S LITTLE WAR

Uncle Sam's Little War (1928)

American forces are sent to Nicaragua to stop the uprisings.

SNOW DRIFTS CAUSE TRAIN WRECK

Snow Drifts Cause Train Wreck (1928)

People work to clear snow drifts from the wreckage of a train in...

AMERICA'S GREAT AIRPLANE CARRIER

America's Great Airplane Carrier (1928)

The Lexington, a huge aircraft carrier, is towed into dry...

SO NEAR AND YET SO FAR

So Near And Yet So Far (1928)

Pilots Chamberlin and Williams land in an American airfield after being...

AIRMAN'S LIFEBOAT OF THE AIR

Airman's Lifeboat Of The Air (1928)

Trainee army pilots are dragged across the snow by their...

ANOTHER EPOCH IN AVIATION

Another Epoch In Aviation (1928)

The airship 'Los Angeles' alights on the deck of the aircraft carrier...

WE SHALL ALL BE FLYING NOW

We Shall All Be Flying Now (1928)

A new 100 mph aeroplane, built by Ford, is seen, along with it's...

TUBE DISASTER IN NEW YORK

Tube Disaster In New York (1928)

Firemen pick through the debris in the aftermath of a terrible...

VERTICAL FLIGHT PROBLEM SOLVED?

Vertical Flight Problem Solved? (1928)

Phil Sauve is seen sitting in his helicopter, but all we get...

THRILLS & SPILLS IN PLENTY!

Thrills & Spills In Plenty! (1928)

Cadets on horseback ride through a snow-covered forest so fast that...

HENRY FORD GETS SECOND HAND CAR aka HENRY FORD - USA

Henry Ford Gets Second Hand Car AKA Henry Ford - USA (1928)

Henry Ford buys a horse-drawn tram to...

THE DOUBLE LEMON AIRSHIP

The Double Lemon Airship (1928)

A double-jointed airship flies about a field in Dayton, Ohio.

ROUND THE WORLD

Round The World (1928)

Mears and Collyer in New York after their round the world flight.

HIDING A CITY BY SMOKE SCREEN

Hiding A City By Smoke Screen (1928)

The American Air Force demonstrates new smoke screen capable of...

SUBWAY SMASH HORROR

Subway Smash Horror (1928)

Times Square tube station is the scene of a subway crash during rush hour...

SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN

Sir Austen Chamberlain (1928)

Sir (Joseph) Austen Chamberlain seen with his family on an ocean liner...

BIRD-LIKE PLANE aka BIRD LIKE PLANE

Bird-Like Plane AKA Bird Like Plane (1928)

A new plane tested in Maine flaps it's wings for takeoff...

LADY ASTOR M.P

Lady Astor M.P (1928)

Good footage of Lady Astor during visit to Virginia.

BIRD LIKE PLANE THAT FLIES

Bird Like Plane That Flies (1928)

A small aeroplane is successfully tried out by its inventor, P....

WORLD'S LONGEST BRIDGE

World's Longest Bridge (1928)

The world's longest bridge, 4 1/2 miles long, is opened with lavish...

BIRD LIKE PLANE THAT FLIES

Bird Like Plane That Flies (1928)

An aeroplane with flapping wings is tested out in America.

BIRD LIKE PLANE THAT FLIES

Bird Like Plane That Flies (1928)

A small aeroplane is successfully tried out by its inventor, P....

SOME PUFF-PUFF

Some Puff-Puff (1928)

The world's biggest locomotive, 125 feet long and weighing 550 tons, makes maiden...

AFTER 150 HOURS IN THE AIR

After 150 Hours In The Air (1929)

The exhausted crew of 5 finally land after 150 hours in the air -...

A HUMAN FLY

A Human Fly (1928)

Jim Terry scales the Capitol building and stands at the top of the dome. Washington,...

THE RUNABOUT PLANE aka THE ROUNDABOUT 'PLANE

The Runabout Plane AKA The Roundabout 'plane (1929)

Mr Nemeth brings out his new roundabout 'plane,...

LINDY JOINS THE NAVY FOR A DAY

Lindy Joins The Navy For A Day (1929)

Pilot Charles Lindbergh visits aircraft carrier "Saratoga" and...

HER LAST VOYAGE

Her Last Voyage (1929)

Footage of "Star of Alaska", one of America's last windjammers, in full sail.

ANTI-CRASH AIRPLANE CRASHES

Anti-Crash Airplane Crashes (1929)

An aeroplane which is supposed to have an anti-crash mechanism,...

HARD LUCK

Hard Luck (1929)

Aeroplane crashes on beach before take-off, United States of America.

NEW AIR AND RAIL TRANSPORT SERVICE

New Air And Rail Transport Service (1929)

Colonel Charles Lindbergh and his new wife inaugurate new...

FREAK TRAIN WRECK

Freak Train Wreck (1938)

Scenes at the site of a horrific train crash, somewhere in the United States of...

AQUAPLANING ON GREAT LAKE U.S.A.

Aquaplaning On Great Lake U.S.A. (1920)

Exciting shots of man water skiing from the back of a...

PATERSON USA U.S.A.

Paterson USA U.S.A. (1921)

An experimental flight of a new safety type of monoplane ends in disaster...

DAREDEVIL PARACHUTISTS - USA U.S.A.

Daredevil Parachutists - USA U.S.A. (1921)

US (U.S.) airmen test out new parachutes by jumping off...

GEORGES CARPENTIER

Georges Carpentier (1921)

Boxer Georges Carpentier receives an enthusiastic welcome in the USA when he...

WONDERS WILL NEVER CEASE

Wonders Will Never Cease (1921)

Walking on water - an American inventor attaches a raft to his feet...

AERIAL VIEWS OF NIAGARA FALLS

Aerial Views Of Niagara Falls (1922)

Footage of Niagara falls, Canada and the United States of...

LARGEST SEAPLANE TRIALS

Largest Seaplane Trials (1938)

The largest seaplane built up to this time takes a short trial flight.

NEW AMERICAN PLANE

New American Plane (1938)

New American aeroplanes has dial for terrain clearance. Soundtrack missing.

PRIZE TURKEY

Prize Turkey (1921)

A live turkey is loaded onto an aeroplane bound for President Harding's Christmas...

DOWN TO DAVEY JONES LOCKER

Down To Davey Jones Locker (1922)

Captured German submarine is blown up and sunk, United States of...