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Development of Air Transportation (Aviation, Passenger - Beginning -1929)

Reel Number: 250004-02

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1900s,1920s

Country: France,Germany,USA

Location: LeMans

TC Begins: 07:03:21

TC Ends: 07:07:19

Duration: 00:03:58

Aviation, Passenger - Beginning -1929 CU newspaper article on Wright Brothers. 07:03:34 Two men board Wright plane; fly past. Men wearing arm bands watching, probably at LeMans, France in 1908. Again passing overhead. 07:03:58 Title: Today - passengers by the score...here is a 32 passenger plane in use in the U.S. 07:04:08 Air to air of Fokker F-32 four-engine (mounted back to back in two nacelles) commercial passenger plane over city; landing & taxiing to stop. 07:04:25 Title: Another...capable of carrying 60. There is cabin space in the wings. 07:04:33 Man pushing motor of German Junkers G-38 four-engine plane w/ board to start. Windows in wings, boxed tail. Taxiing. 07:05:12 Title: The modern commuter can now dine while flying. 07:05:16 Chef & passengers into plane w/ Fokker Sky Diner on fuselage. Air to air of it in flight. 07:05:27 Title: Flying restaurant - where no one walks out without paying the check.” 07:05:33 Chef on board preparing food, adding spice. View thru passengers to galley in rear & waiter serving food.. People eating & looking out window. 07:05:56 Title: The Air Mail operates 24 hours a day. 07:06:00 Men unloading mail bags, Douglas M-2 mail plane. Airport signal lamp. Mail bags into truck, night. 07:06:17 Title: The mail must go through. 07:06:21 Daytime. Men pushing NAT mail plane in snow, pilot begins take off. 07:06:32 Title: Super-dreadnaught of the air which has flown with 169 passengers. 07:06:40 Amphibious Dornier DO-X (German) twelve-engine flying boat taxiing; interior w/ pasengers; taking off and landing. Commercial Aviation History; Oddities; Food Preparation;

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