A man, "wearing" large fabricated wings and a tail, walks along the ground. He mounts a large rock and jumps off in an attempt to fly, but simply falls on the ground.
Officers aboard U.S. Navy's first aircraft carrier, USS Langley (CV-1). View of the Langley passing through the Gaillard Cut in the Panama Canal, her deck filled with airplanes, en route to join the Pacific Fleet. Activities aboard the Langley as U.S. Navy works to refine carrier operations. Numerous views of Landing mishaps, including landing hook problems, nose-overs, wings striking deck, power-on stalls, and even a VE-7 ditching in water between the Langley and a U.S. Destroyer.
Airship USS Los Angeles (ZR-3) taking off. Captain at controls in the command condola. The USS Shenandoah (ZR-1) in flight. Crewmen open hatch at top of the Shenandoah and one walks along top of the airship while in flight. USS Los Angeles approaches flight deck of USS Saratoga (CV-3) on January 28, 1928. Airship dumps water ballast that falls on mooring crew of ship, who scatter. Mooring cable seen stretched at right side of picture.
Lieutenant Charles Benter directs the U.S. Navy Band. Early models of aircraft in flight. USS Langley (AV-3) in San Diego Bay, California. Men aboard USS Langley take down mast as they prepare flight deck for flight activity. USS Langley underway. Stacks of the USS Langley lowered to horizontal. Aircraft on flight deck of USS Langley. Aircraft takes off from flight deck. Aircraft lands aboard USS Langley. OL-8 lands on USS Langley. DH-4 biplane is catapulted. Aircraft catapulted from the ship. OL-8 lands in water. DH-4 lands in water. Pilots taken from plane and hoisted aboard the USS West Virginia. Plane taken aboard the ship.
U.S. Navy PN flying boat hoisted aboard a battleship in United States. Sailors aboard the battleship. They make space for the flying boat. Scouting plane in flight. View of water and land below. Pilot seated in the cockpit.
U.S. Navy amphibious OL-8 plane coming from the water and going up the runway at an air station in United States. Men seated on the amphibious plane. An amphibious plane lands on flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Langley. Men aboard the aircraft carrier.
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