Promotional film about Lockheed aircraft using test pilots and speed records to show how Lockheed is at the forefront of aviation technology. Wright Brothers, Amelia Earhart, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lindbergh and Howard Hughes are shown. Also airplane construction. Stock shots: Snowy mountain peaks encircled with clouds; Large sailing ship, full-rigged; “pioneer” wagons against a backdrop of clouds; Kitty Hawk, Wright Brothers first flight; 1928, Lockheed Vega “Yankee Doodle” landing breaking speed record — NY to LA in 18 hours and 58 minutes pilots Col. Arthur Gobel (sp?) and Harry Tucker 1929 Capt. Frank Hawks climbs in cockpit on his way to setting a new transcontinental record. Take off on West Coast; 1931 Lockheed Col. Charles Lindbergh and Mrs. Anne Morrow Lindbergh (!) head from Washington, DC, over the Bering Sea and land on pontoons in Tokyo to cheering throngs; 1931 Ruth Nichols lands her Lockheed Vega after establishing women’s altitude record of 28743 ft. CU of Nichols in ski parka in cockpit. 1933: “Winnie Mae”, Wiley Post first man to fly around the world alone. 1933, Col. Charles Lindbergh and Mrs. Lindbergh embark on 29000 mile survey flight from New York to Labrador, Greenland, Iceland, Europe, the Azores, Africa, Brazil and back to NY. 1934: Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, Capt. PG Taylor land in Oakland after flying from Australia. First West to East trans-Pacific flight. “Lady Southern Cross.” Large crowds gather to cheer. 1935 Amelia Earhart flies from …

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