Made for sale to the home market in the late 1920s by Kodak and released as Kinograms, these silent newsreels show Charles LIndbergh and his epic trans-Atlantic flight in 1927. The first newsreel at :10 shows crowds of people surrounding the Spirit of St. Louis as Lindy gets ready to depart Curtiss Field. At :26, he poses in front of the aircraft and at :31 is shown with his mother (whom the press grew to adore). At :46 the airplane taxis and then is shown airborne. At 1:04 the film shows Lindbergh posing with his rivals Commander Richard Byrd and Clarence Chamberlin. At 1:21 the morning of Lindbergh’s take-off is shown, with the Spirit of St. Louis being moved from its hangar, fueled by jerry cans, and at 2:08 Lindy suiting up for the flight. At 2:21, Byrd wishes him good luck. At 2:42 the heavily-laden plane makes a good take-off and is airborne. At 4:34 an “International Newsreel” proclaims Lindy’s return to the USA. At 4:42 the cruiser USS Memphis with Lindy and his airplane aboard, arrive off the coast. At 5:12 an armada of airplanes, blimps and dirigibles greets Lindy. At 5:45 the Memphis cruises up the Potomac towards Washington, D.C. At 6:47 the Memphis docks in the Navy Yard. At 7:50, Lindy’s mother Evangeline welcomes him home. At 8:55, a artillery piece is fired in salute. At 9:10 Lindy cruises up Pennsylvania Avenue on his way to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross. At 10:01 the ceremony takes place with President Coolidge presiding.
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