The longest over water flight to date, accomplished by the U.S. Army Air Service in 1927. Chief of Army Air Service, Major General Patrick, standing between Pilot, Lt. Lester J. Maitland, and Navigator, Lt. Albert F. Hegenberger in front of their Fokker C-2-3 trimotor airplane, named the Bird of Paradise. General Patrick is wishing them farewell as they are about to depart on their transoceanic flight from Oakland California to Honolulu, Hawaii. Animation of aircraft leaving Oakland Airport. Fokker C-2-3 in flight. Animation of the longest over water flight ever attempted, 2400 miles, Oakland to Honolulu.
Chief of U.S. Army Air Service, Major General Patrick, stands between Navigator, Lt. Albert F. Hegenberger and Pilot, Lt. Lester J. Maitland as they are about to depart on their record-setting transpacific flight from California to Hawaii. Animation illustrates their route of flight from Oakland Airport to Honolulu,Hawaii, the longest flight ever attempted (2400 miles). Several views of their Fokker C-2 Trimotor aircraft called "Bird of Paradise,"in flight.
'Furry pets match fall wraps in new coast fad' shows movie stars wearing fur coats while walking or holding live animal species from which each fur came, in Hollywood,California. Women display new fur designs for autumn and winter with animals including leopard, zebra, mink, and lion cubs.
The Stout "Scarab," a car with its engine in the rear and other new features, drives on the roads and streets in Hollywood, California. The driver and the passengers sitting in the car. Traffic on the roads.
The 31st Academy Awards night held at RKO Pantages Theater (6233 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028, United States) in Hollywood, California. Huge crowd cheers. Famous actress Ingrid Bergman walks on the Red Carpet. Hollywood couple Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis attends the ceremony. Celebrities and movie stars present for the Oscars. Presenters James Cagney and Kim Novak announces the “Best Actress” award won by Susan Hayward as Barbara Graham in the movie “I Want to Live!”. Irene Dunne announces the winner of the “Best Actor” award. The “Best Actor” award is won by David Niven for his role as Major David Angus Pollock in “Separate Tables”.
Amelia Earhart and her crew take off from the U.S. Naval Air Station, Oakland, California, to begin their flight around the world. Views from another aircraft as their Lockheed Electra flies low over Western Span of the Bay Bridge and San Francisco, heading West toward the Pacific Ocean. Scene on the ground, several days earlier, Paul Mantz and Amelia Earhart Putnam converse, as he secures a dzuz fastener on the aircraft fuselage. Mechanic Bo McKneely helps Earhart step from the wing of the airplane. She talks with husband, George P. Putnam. Paul Mantz, talks with Earhart and George Putnam while Bo McKneely refuels the Lockheed Electra. In final scenes, ground crew pushes the Lockheed Electra into a Hangar at the Naval Air Station.
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