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Various "firsts" in U.S. aviation history from 1918 through 1924; early history of flight and vintage flight scenes

Shows several aviation "firsts" accomplished by U.S. Army Air Service aviators in the period from 1918 through 1924. A close formation of biplanes in flight. President and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson chat with Major Fleet, Officer in charge, on the occasion of the first air mail flight, inaugurated on May 15,1918 between Washington DC and New York.The mail is loaded into the Curtis JN-4 aircraft. Pilot in the cockpit. The aircraft takes off and in flight. Air Service. Mention of aviators helping spot forest fires. Smoke rising from forest fires and mountain ranges. In 1920, U.S. Army Captain St. Clair Streett is seen with some of his Squadron who flew four De Havilland DH-4 aircraft 9,000 miles, from New York City to Nome, Alaska. Two of the men play with pet dogs. Their itinerary is painted on the side of one of the aircraft, along with the names of pilot and mechanic (C.E. Crumline and J.E. Long). In 1923 the first non stop coast-to-coast flight was made in the Fokker T-2 aircraft. . A sign on the aircraft reads 'Army Air Service non stop coast to coast'.First Lieutenants Oakley O.Kelly and John A. Macready board the aircraft, at Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, on May 2, 1923. Their Fokker T-2 in flight. Their arrival at Rockwell Field, on Coronado Island (San Diego) California. In 1924, Lt. Russell Maughan is seen boarding his P-1 Hawk airplane at Mitchel Field, on Long Island, New York, and taking off , bound for Crissy Field at the Presidio, San Francisco, California. His goal is the first dawn-to-dusk, coast-to-coast flight. Views of his P-1 Hawk airplane flying over Manhattan, New York City.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1920
Duration: 2 min 18 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033857
Chassis and shaft and other parts of truck engines compared with that of a car at a General Motors factory in Pontiac Michigan

Various steps of truck assembly operations, at a General Motors factory in Pontiac, Michigan, United States. Chassis and shaft of a truck. Universal joint and the combination gauge of truck. Workers work with machines to check perfection of these. Universal joint compared with that of a car. Rear axle checked for sturdiness by a worker. A worker then compares it with that of a car.

Location: Pontiac Michigan USA
Date: 1923
Duration: 2 min 9 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675036580
Various steps of truck assembly by workers and quality check measures at a General Motors Company factory in Pontiac Michigan

Various steps of General Motors truck final assembly and quality check processes, at a factory in Pontiac, Michigan, United States. View of truck frames on busy assembly line with General Motors workers. Fixing chassis and engine dropped by conveyors. Radiator, gears and meters fixed. Quality check measures and gas and oil consumption record taken. Worker does final inspection.

Location: Pontiac Michigan USA
Date: 1923
Duration: 3 min 38 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675036582
A Ford truck is loaded and passes along a snow covered road in Michigan, United States.

Ford trucks pass along a road in Michigan. A Ford truck loaded from N&W railroad car. Trucks pass along a snow covered road. A pick up truck and a tank truck drive past in the background. Street cars in the background.

Location: Michigan United States USA
Date: 1923
Duration: 1 min 15 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675070889
Various stages of manufacturing pistons of truck engines at General Motors factory in Pontiac, Michigan.

Various steps of truck manufacturing, at a General Motors factory in Pontiac Michigan, United States. Workers at a factory work on pistons of engine cylinders. Shaping and milling machines work upon the pistons. Drilling oil holes in the pistons. Workers inspect and weigh pistons precisely. Comparison of sizes of truck and a car. Hollow cut section of a pistons of truck.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1923
Duration: 3 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675036573
Various stages of manufacturing crankshafts of truck engines at General Motors factory in Pontiac, Michigan

Various steps of truck manufacturing, at a General Motors factory in Pontiac, Michigan, United States. Workers at a factory work on forging the layout of truck crankshaft Machines work upon heated metal pieces to form a crankshaft. Machining stages of the crankshaft. Workers inspect and precisely measures its lengths with a ruler. Comparison of crankshaft sizes of truck and a passenger car.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1923
Duration: 2 min 25 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675036574
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