Project Warrior
Air Force Now
Colonel John (Jack) A. Macready retired talking at home about 1923 non stop flight from New York to San Diego w/ Oakley G. Kelly first crossing of United States. Photographs of early aviators including Lindbergh. Shots of written report describing flight.
01:43:28 1923 flight - plane on airfield with crowds. Still photo of fuel drums.
01:43:52 1923 Flight - take off & in flight - plane is T-2 monoplane - intercut w/ stills of terrain over which they flew. Plane lands, MacReady & co-pilot Kelly w/ cheering spectators. Stills of MacReady wedding. MacReady & wife on balcony of home - walking in woods. Voice over says this item first shown 1974, Col. MacReady died in 1979.
Test Pilots; Long Distance Flight;
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Project Warrior Air Force Now Colonel John (Jack) A. Macready retired talking at home about 1923 non stop flight from New York to San Diego w/ Oakley G. Kelly first crossing of United States. Photographs of early aviators including Lindbergh. Shots of written report describing flight. 01:43:28 1923 flight - plane on airfield with crowds. Still photo of fuel drums. 01:43:52 1923 Flight - take off & in flight - plane is T-2 monoplane - intercut w/ stills of terrain over which they flew. Plane lands, MacReady & co-pilot Kelly w/ cheering spectators. Stills of MacReady wedding. MacReady & wife on balcony of home - walking in woods. Voice over says this item first shown 1974, Col. MacReady died in 1979. Test Pilots; Long Distance Flight;