https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/82ccc529-8429-4e53-8a55-c05c8155f2c7 This film "Cavalcade of Aviation" shows the history of aviation beginning with the Wright Bros. and spanning through 1940. World War I forced advances in aviation history. This film includes various stunt fliers and pioneer pilots. (Note: Two versions of this film exist, this extended version, and a short.) The film opens with the Wright Brothers first flight on December 17th, 1903. Wilbur appears (:11) adjusting the wing of the Wright Flier at Kitty Hawk. Propellers spin (:15) and the craft zooms off. Glen Curtiss appears (:24). Harriet Quimby (:35) was the first female to receive her pilot certificate in 1911. WW1 broke out in 1914 (:52). Early fighter crafts such as the Curtiss Jenny (1:09) appear. Pioneer aviators include (1:15) Eddie Rickenbacker. He flew for the 94th Aero Squadron. The SPAD XIIIS is pictured (1:21) in France.  He sits in the cockpit (1:26). The pair take to the skies (1:31). Footage follows from the co-pilots seat (1:37). Woodrow Wilson holds the first piece of mail to travel by air (1:58). A vintage air mail truck appears (2:01) in New York. The mail is slipped into a sack (2:05). Second Lieutenant George Leroy (2:08) meets with Wilson. The plane takes off with the first parcel of mail here (2:17). Battleship Alabama (2:19) took part in the first air to sea combat. Images follow of the aviators involved in the conflict (2:28). Payloads are unleashed (2:33). A massive explosion erupts on the water (2:45). More bombs fall out (2:54). Battleships lay to waste (3:05). The US Naval Air Arm gained strength from the war (3:22).  Curtis Jenny dive bombers fly in formation (3:25). A stunning view captures the aircraft carrier peeling away as fighter planes take off (3:35). Scenes of aviation fiascos follow (3:49). A strange craft drops at the end of the runway (3:58). Another craft debuts in 1934 (4:10). It takes off (4:22) briefly. A rocket plane is shot off and crashes in the snow (4:54). A rocket bike (5:00) ends in disaster (5:09). The umbrella plane soars to the air (5:34). A man attaches wings to himself (5:41). The gyro plane appears with inventor Dr. Valentine Newbauer (5:52). Newbauer's protective gear is highlighted (6:00). The Auto gyro touches down (6:29). Igor Sikorsky (6:42) flies his first helicopter in Russia. Youth present scale models (6:57) for model plane week. A glider model is sent soaring (7:22). Aviation hall of famers include Lindberg (7:51) as he climbs into the spirit of St. Louis taking off for Paris. Clarence Chamberlain appears (8:06). The craft crashes (8:11). A man stands atop the wing (8:33) mid-flight. Will Rogers and Wiley Post are pictured (8:50). The pair perished during their Alaskan flight in August of 1935. Amelia Earhart (8:52) appears. Ruth Elders (9:01) is pictured before Ruth Nichols; a speed and altitude record holder (9:05). Lowell Bales lost his life (9:31) on the Model Z at 300 mph. The Brothers Monteverde crashed in 1935 while attempting to take off from Floyd Bennet airfield (9:53). They head down the runway for Portugal (9:59). The plane is overloaded (10:02). A wing is clipped and the plane crashes (10:07). A rocket type plane appears before the White House (10:20). It malfunctions (19:25). The Akron airship accident of 1912 is pictured (10:39). Two ground crewmen were taken up with the craft in a guest of wind (10:44). Another overloaded air ship (11:01) crashes. The Hindenburg dirigible (11:16) takes to it's last Atlantic crossing on May 6th, 1937 in New Jersey. Guests aboard ship are pictured (11:22). The blimp crashes and erupts into flames (11:25). Italy invaded Ethiopia in October of 1935. General Billy Mitchell's words are heard about the occasion (12:05). A note informs viewers Europe was under attack as WW2 broke out (13:00). The Luftwaffe fly over Europe (13:12). Japanese bombers head for the Pacific (13:16). A Heinkel HE-111 (13:13) flies through the air. Dunkerque appears under attack (13:53). Scenes follow from Britain’s evacuation (13:57) and the Battle of the Atlantic (14:12). Paratroopers parachutes explode in the air (14:49). FDR’s call for air support follows (15:46). Flight tests (16:13). Industry scenes show airplanes being constructed (16:38). The Curtiss P-40 (17:39) the Martin B-26 (17:48) and the Airacuda (18:32) follow. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. 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