This compilation reel of aviation related footage consists of several segments.

At the start the film shows footage of a Curtiss JN “Jenny” biplane taking off, a wing walker is visible on the wing at :29. At :35, a amphibian aircraft is shown fueling at a dock. The plane is marked F.C. Sewell (visible at :45). We’re not sure of the make of this seaplane but it’s probably a twin engine Curtiss Model H, and the location may be Miami. At 1:28, scenes at the White Mountain Airport in color. At 1:51, a Bellanca airplane — probably a Bellanca CH Monoplane similar to that flown by Elinor Smith — is shown in Universal Air Lines / Universal Airlines livery. At 2:08, a Fokker trimotor also in Universal Air Lines livery is shown. At 2:30, aerial footage presumably shot from the Fokker. At 3:02 the Terminal Tower in downtown Cleveland, Ohio is visible. At 3:24, home movie footage of a boy and girl with their pet puppy dog. At 3:39, footage from an air show with a biplane flying stunts including an upside down pass of the field. At 4:29 a Laird LC-DW300 and LC-DW500 Super Solution aka “Sky Buzzard” followed at 4:52 by a Curtiss Wright Junior CW at 4:52. The Junior CW cost $1495 in the Depression. Starting at 4:57, wild stunts are seen with a Ford Trimotor airplane including spins, a loop, roll, and other maneuvers. The Fordon Brown Trimotor comes in at for a one-wheeled landing before getting airborne again. This aircraft was likely flown by Harold Johnson who was known for performing these kinds of stunts. At 5:18, two boys enjoy Eskimo type ice cream on a stick. At 5:37, a group of cameramen surround a man who is believed to be Douglas Corrigan. Corrigan is shown talking to an unidentified man. Corrigan is also shown examining a large four engine airplane and talking to an unidentified interviewer.

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