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Captain Wilkins and Lt. Eielson stand near an aircraft in Spitsbergen, Svalbard after completing a trans-Arctic flight.

The history of famous airplanes. Australian polar explorer Captain Sir George Hubert Wilkins and American aviator Lieutenant Carl Benjamin Eielson in Spitsbergen, Svalbard after completing a 2,200 mile trans-Arctic flight from Alaska to Spitszbergen. Captain Wilkins in a civilian dress. An aircraft being moved out of the area. 'Detroit news, Arctic expedition' written on the side of the airplane. Captain Wilkins and Lt Eielson check over the airplane prior to a take off. Men dressed in civilian garb. The aircraft starts to taxi across the field. It is a Lockheed Vega aircraft. Animated world map shows the start of the Wilkins flight on April 15th from Point Barrow in Alaska and traces the route of the flight to Spitsbergen. The time of the flight was 20 hours, 20 minutes. They land at Green Bay in Spitsbergen.

Date: 1928
Duration: 2 min 1 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070313
General Umberto Nobile stands in the doorway of the gondola of dirigible 'Italia' in Italy.

The history of famous airplanes. Italian aeronautical engineer and Arctic explorer General Umberto Nobile in dirigible 'Italia' in Italy. He prepares to repeat the 1926 flight of dirigible Norge. Animated world map shows dirigible Norge's course from Spitsbergen, Svalbard to Point Barrow in Alaska. General Nobile stands in the doorway of the gondola of the dirigible. Dirigible 'Italia' in flight.

Date: 1928
Duration: 54 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070314
A biplane aircraft lands on the deck of USS Langley and crashes over the side of the ship in the Pacific Ocean.

Biplane landings on the deck of USS Langley in the Pacific Ocean. A biplane on the deck of the ship. Another biplane lands on the deck and crashes over the side of the ship. Yet another biplane lands safely on the deck. Another biplane lands and skids over side of ship.

Date: 1928, July 23
Duration: 1 min 14 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070545
Gordon Bennett and another man in a basket and a balloon ascends in Detroit, Michigan.

The Gordon Bennett Balloon Race in Detroit, Michigan. View of a field, a crowd, an airplane and several balloons. Gordon Bennett and a man in a basket. Bennett being presented with flowers by two women. A balloon ascends.

Date: 1928, July 18
Duration: 46 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675070885
A dirigible (a steerable self-propelled aircraft) at a mooring tower in Dearborn, Michigan.

A dirigible at a mooring tower in Dearborn, Michigan. Several views of the dirigible (a steerable self-propelled aircraft) at the mooring tower. Views of a tower, a base and automobiles.

Date: 1928
Duration: 1 min 20 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675070886
Autogyro (early helicopter) takes off from airfield and flies over Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and U.S. Capitol in DC

Autogyro (early helicopter) flies over monuments in Washington DC. H F Pitcairn sits in the cockpit of autogyro. The autogyro with whirling wings for lifting power taxis on runway in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. The autogyro takes off from airfield. The autogyro flies over Lincoln Memorial (Memorial Bridge visible behind spanning the Potomac River), Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol building in Washington DC

Date: 1928, December 19
Duration: 1 min 40 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072943