Footage of John D. Craig's Trip to the Philippines Gold Mining Operations Gg 49955 (1940)

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This raw footage was shot by adventurer, filmmaker and author Col. John D. Craig circa 1940 in the Philippines. (A brief part of the film, at the very end of the reel, dates post-WWII.) It's not known exactly what Craig was doing in the Philippines at the time, but he may have been making a film for a local mining company (a mine is seen at 10:00 of the film), or possibly shooting a travelogue. The aircraft seen in the film is a Bellanca Aircruiser, probably NPC-41. It seems quite possible that…

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15 minutes

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