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 1920's biplane over Washington, DC |
 Army Aeroplane Trials |
 Avenger Takeoff April 6, 1943_"Avenger" Takes Off-- At a Southwestern Pacific base, a U.S. Navy TBF plane--a Grumman "Avenger"--takes to the air to do battle with the enemy. |
 Christmas Bullet Flexible Wing, Strutless Biplane. Speed 200 MPH. Takes off and lands at approximately 55 MPH. 200 HP., 6 cylinder motor. The only machine in the word build on the principal of true bird flight. .... and design by Dr. Wm. W. Christmas. Built by Cantilever Aero Company, 1869 Broadway, New York, N.Y. USA. |
 P51 Mustang |
 Pan American Clipper Ship 1935 Giant seaplane after mooring 10/15/35 |
 Navy Birds in Formation - Off the pacific coast. Three sea planes of the first section of the fifth fighting squadron of the Battle Force Flying in formation over the Pacific. They were attached to the U.S.S. Lexington. |
 Seaplane Mooring |
 Tri-prop Plane |
 US Navy Corsair on floats |
 Cleveland Airport Wiley Post and Harold Gatty (Gotty) at Cleveland Airport, whirling propeller of their plane |
 Wright Type Plane and Pilot |
 Tri-motor and little brother |
 PT19 |
 Biplane at Langley Field |
 Airplane & Blimp |
 Airplane & Blimp |
 Douglas Airliner |
 Four-Motored Transport "The pilots' compartment in the Huge four-motored, all-metal "Superskyliner" being built for TWA by the Boeing Aircraft Company, Seattle, Wash., is said by pilots who have seen it to be the most efficient and simplest ever designed. Triplicate gyroscopic flight instruments are provided, while all other instruments are in duplicate. Immediately to the right is the radio installation, most modern ever made. Eight different receivers will be provided. With the full-scale "mockup" model just approved by T.W.A., The factory will begin immediate construction. The giant liners will be flying the famous Sky Sheif schedules this summer. PHOTO SHOWS pilots compartment of new 4-motored Boeing transport now being built for T.W.A." |
 GA Floatplane |
 Planes Over Bay International Newsreel Photo Here they come... New York... these thirty-six planes (count them) were the fore-runners of more than 600 more which hummed down the Hudson to successfully save the great city of New York from make-believe enemy.More than one hundred thousand Gothamites witnesses the stirring spectacle. |
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