1920s FORD TRIMOTOR FLIGHT OVER MANHATTAN & CHICAGO AIR RACES (1928)

Synopsis

This silent 16m home movie contains various scenes of aviation in the 1920s. The start of the film shows a Ford TriMotor in operation. The sign at 1:53 says that this is the "Remrand", an airplane that was owned by Remington Rand and tail #NC1780, built in 1927. It's unclear who was flying on the airplane, but it definitely looks like an inaugural flight of some kind. This 4-AT-11 airplane flew for both Safety Airlines, later reorganized as New York Safety Airlines. At 4:15 there is footage over Manhattan including in-flight shots of the plane's engine. At 5:54, a second home movie is spliced on. This shows the wreck of a biplane, tail #NC 5480, a Waco GXE. The aircraft was participating in the 1928 Chicago National Air Races which you will get a glimpse of starting at 7 minutes. At 7:04 a Waco NC604N that won the Ford Tour Ford Reliability Tour of 1929 is seen, flown by John Livingtson. At 7:15 a merry go round is shown. Flappers are briefly seen looking at airplanes. At 7:52 a gyrocopter is seen flying over the air show. See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "

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Running time

8 minutes

Language

English

Collection

Ephemeral Films

Subjects on the Internet Archive

• Stock Footage