This silent, WWII era Boeing School of Aeronautics Educational Film looks at the formation of different type of clouds and how they move. It takes a survey of different clouds over several days. These include strato cumulus, upper alto cumulus, and cumulus nimbus clouds. It also shows the complete cloud cycle of a rainstorm. Footage is mostly from the ground, but also includes some aerial footage. The film features animation and photography by Thure Anderson, with technical assistance by Benarthur C. Haynes. (Note: Thure Anderson served at the Boeing School of Aeronautics in 1939, so the film likely dates to around that year.)
0:08 “Cloud-Formations and Their Movements”, 0:26 a Boeing School of Aeronautics Educational Film, 0:34 time lapse of lower strato cumulus and upper alto cumulus clouds moving in different locations, 1:51 a storm front moving in, 2:12 clouds covering the sun, 2:27 rain starting while the sun is still visible, 2:49 rain over an airport, 3:06 the sun emerging behind clouds after the storm is over, 4:00 clouds during the sunset, 4:18 clouds at night, 4:32 the sky clearing up with clouds moving fast during high wind, 6:15 clouds as seen from the air, 6:40 convective clouds developing as seen from the air, 8:25 Cumulus and Cumulus Nimbus clouds forming, 9:02 strato cumulus clouds forming, 9:45 “The End”
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