The Wings of the Fleet
PeriscopeFilm
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Low resolution (320×240): this is the archive's own copy.
Parts
About
A history of the early days of Naval aviation, Wings of the Fleet was made in the mid-1920s. Includes footage of the battleship USS Texas as it became the first warship to launch an aircraft in 1919, early blimp and dirigible tests, and experiments with amphibious aircraft. Some of the craft shown include the dirigible ZR-1, the Shenandoah, the Los Angeles, and the C-7. Seaplanes featured include the PN-9 and the record-breaking NC-4. Various famous aviators are in the film include speed record holder Al Williams, Billy Mitchell, and Italian pilot Locatelli. Aircraft carriers featured in the film include the USS Langley, USS Lexington and the USS Saratoga.
- Archive
- Internet Archive, in Ephemeral films
- Licence or status
- The Internet Archive states none for this item.
- Credit
- PeriscopeFilm
- Language
- English
- Who can watch
- The archive gives no rating. Invisible Network shows it to Tweens profiles and older, judged from its collection and subjects. How films are placed