Cavalcade of Aviation screen title.
Film (1941)
Production:
Joseph O'Brien (Production)
Thomas Mead (Co-production)
Graham McNamee (Narration)
Allan F.Kitchel,Jr (Script)
Henry Clay Bate (Script)
Jack Shaindlin (Music)
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.
The Pioneers[]
Wright A[]
Same aircraft seen in other movies - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).
Wright A.
Wright A.
Wright A.
Wright A.
Wright Flyer III[]
Same aircraft seen in other movies - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).
Wright Flyer III.
Wright Flyer III.
Curtiss No.1 Golden Flyer[]
Same aircraft seen in other movies - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).
Curtiss No.1 Golden Flyer.
Curtiss No.1 Golden Flyer.
Curtiss No.1 Golden Flyer.
Blériot XI[]
Same aircraft seen in other movies - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Blériot XI.
Blériot XI.
Blériot XI.
1914 Europe in Flames![]
Nieuport 28[]
Nieuport 28
SPAD S.XIII[]
SPAD S.XIII of the US Army Air Service
SPAD S.XIII of the US Army Air Service
SPAD S.XIII of the US Army Air Service
Airco DH.4[]
Airco DH.4 of the Royal Flying Corps.
Nieuport 28[]
94th Aero Squadron of the US Army Air Service.
Nieuport 28 of US Army Air Service.
Nieuport 28 of US Army Air Service.
SPAD S.XIII[]
American ace Eddie Rickenbacker from the 94th Aero Squadron of the US Army Air Service.
SPAD S.XIII of the US Army Air Service.
SPAD S.XIII of the US Army Air Service.
SPAD S.XIII of the US Army Air Service.
SPAD S.XIII of the US Army Air Service.
SPAD S.XIII of the US Army Air Service.
Keystone B-3[]
Keystone B-3 of the United States Army Air Corps.
Keystone B-3 of the United States Army Air Corps.
Handley Page O/400[]
Handley Page O/400 of the Royal Naval Air Service.
Martin NBS-1[]
Martin NBS-1 of the US Army Air Service.
Martin PM-1[]
Production development of Naval Aircraft Factory design Naval Aircraft Factory PN-12. 27 airplanes built.
Martin PM-1 of the US Navy.
Martin PM-1 of the US Navy.
Martin PM-1 of the US Navy.
Martin PM-1 of the US Navy.
Unidentified Aircraft[]
Unconventional Lines[]
Unidentified Aircraft[]
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).
Must be Mid-30/40s experimentation by the cars behind the ramp.
Unidentified Aircraft[]
Successful experimentation. Must be Mid-30s by the cars seen in the background.
Unidentified Aircraft[]
Gloria Rocket Airplane[]
Rocket plane test at Greenwood Lake, NY in 1936. Attempt to transport a load of mail across the state line and the New Jersey. It failed.
Unidentified Aircraft[]
Must be Mid-40s by the cars seen in the background.
Footage used in Airplane!
Nemeth Parasol[]
Registration X13651, built in 1934.
Reg.X13651 Nemeth Parasol.
Reg.X13651 Nemeth Parasol.
Reg.X13651 Nemeth Parasol.
Reg.X13651 Nemeth Parasol.
Reg.X13651 Nemeth Parasol.
Unidentified Aircraft[]
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Others) - Human powered aircraft.
Unidentified Aircraft[]
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Rotary-Wing)..See discussion tab.
Cierva C.30[]
Registration G-ACFI, c/n 1. First flight in March 1933. Withdrawn from use in December 1938.
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Rotary-Wing).
Reg.G-ACFI Cierva C.30 of Cierva Autogiro Company Ltd.
Reg.G-ACFI Cierva C.30 of Cierva Autogiro Company Ltd.
Reg.G-ACFI Cierva C.30 of Cierva Autogiro Company Ltd.
Reg.G-ACFI Cierva C.30 of Cierva Autogiro Company Ltd.
Reg.G-ACFI Cierva C.30 of Cierva Autogiro Company Ltd.
Sikorsky VS-300 Second Configuration[]
The VS-300 helicopter was designed as a research vehicle that was modified iteratively based on flight test results. This version is the 2nd among 4 configurations. First test on March 6, 1940.
Sikorsky VS-300 Second Configuration.
Sikorsky VS-300 Second Configuration.
Sikorsky VS-300 Second Configuration.
Sikorsky VS-300 Second Configuration.
Sikorsky VS-300 Second Configuration.
Unidentified Seaplane (model)[]
Unidentified Flying Wing (model)[]
Unidentified Aircraft (model)[]
Unidentified Glider (model)[]
Piper J-3 Cub (model)[]
Piper J-3 Cub (model).
Piper J-3 Cub (model).
American Heroes of Aviation[]
Ryan NYP Spirit of Saint-Louis[]
Registration NX211.
Same aircraft seen in other movies - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Reg.NX211 Ryan NYP Spirit of Saint-Louis.
Reg.NX211 Ryan NYP Spirit of Saint-Louis.
Reg.NX211 Ryan NYP Spirit of Saint-Louis.
Reg.NX211 Ryan NYP Spirit of Saint-Louis.
Wright-Bellanca WB-2 Columbia[]
Registration NX237. Built in 1926.
In this footage of April 1927, pilot Clarence Duncan Chamberlin safely landed the plane with two children on board with a broken landing gear.
Same aircraft seen in another movie at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Reg.NX237 Wright-Bellanca WB-2 Columbia.
Reg.NX237 Wright-Bellanca WB-2 Columbia.
Reg.NX237 Wright-Bellanca WB-2 Columbia.
Reg.NX237 Wright-Bellanca WB-2 Columbia.
Reg.NX237 Wright-Bellanca WB-2 Columbia.
Reg.NX237 Wright-Bellanca WB-2 Columbia.
Curtiss JN-4 Jenny[]
Phil "Jersey" Ringel, pioneer aviator and stunt flier,standing on wing of a Curtiss JN-4 Jenny. He died following an airplane crash in 1930, ironically it was a routine flight and not a stunt performance.
The following footage was reused in seen in Mystères d'archives (TV Series) Season One, Episode One.
Curtiss JN-4 Jenny.
Curtiss JN-4 Jenny.
Curtiss JN-4 Jenny.
Curtiss JN-4 Jenny.
Curtiss JN-4 Jenny.
Unidentified Aircraft[]
American woman pilot Ruth Elder known as the "Miss America of Aviation" in front of her undetermined airplane's propeller.
Lockheed Model 5 Vega Special []
Ruth Rowland Nichols airplane in 1928.
Registration NR496M, c/n 619, named The New Cincinnati, owned y Powell Crosley, Jr.
Reg.NR496M Lockheed Model 5 Vega Special The New Cincinnati of the Crosley Radio Corp.
Reg.NR496M Lockheed Model 5 Vega Special The New Cincinnati of the Crosley Radio Corp.
Reg.NR496M Lockheed Model 5 Vega Special The New Cincinnati of the Crosley Radio Corp.
Tragedy in the Sky[]
Gee Bee Model Z Super Sportster[]
Footage of the fatal crash of Lowell Bayles on 5th december 1931.
Reg. NR77V, c/n 1.
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).
NR77V Gee Bee Model Z Super Sportster.
NR77V Gee Bee Model Z Super Sportster.
NR77V Gee Bee Model Z Super Sportster.
NR77V Gee Bee Model Z Super Sportster.
NR77V Gee Bee Model Z Super Sportster.
Bellanca J-2 Special[]
Registration CS-AAK, c/n 1101. Built in 1935, registered NC782W. Sold to Monteverde Brothers, registered CS-AAK. Written off in 1935 after a crash on takeoff from Floyd Bennett Field, NY.
Reg.CS-AAK Bellanca J-2 Special.
Reg.CS-AAK Bellanca J-2 Special.
Reg.CS-AAK Bellanca J-2 Special.
Reg.CS-AAK Bellanca J-2 Special.
Reg.CS-AAK Bellanca J-2 Special.
Reg.CS-AAK Bellanca J-2 Special.
Unidentified Aircraft[]
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).[ See discussion tab].
Tragedy on the ground...
Goodyear Zeppelin ZRS-4 USS Akron[]
USS Akron at Camp Kearny in San Diego on the morning of 11 May 1932. When maneuvering the mooring cable, most of the mooring crew released their lines although four did not. 2 men died.
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Others).
Goodyear Zeppelin ZRS-4 USS Akron of the US Navy.
Goodyear Zeppelin ZRS-4 USS Akron of the US Navy.
Goodyear Zeppelin ZRS-4 USS Akron of the US Navy.
Bellanca J-3-500[]
Italian General Francesco de Pinedo attempted to take off from Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, New York, on 2 September 1933 for his flight to Baghdad with his Bellanca overloaded with fuel, he lost control of the aircraft and perished in the resulting fire, which also destroyed the plane.
Registration NC13199, c/n 3007. Named Santa Lucia.
Same footage used in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).
Reg.NC13199 Bellanca J-3-500 Santa Lucia.
Reg.NC13199 Bellanca J-3-500 Santa Lucia.
Reg.NC13199 Bellanca J-3-500 Santa Lucia.
Reg.NC13199 Bellanca J-3-500 Santa Lucia.
Reg.NC13199 Bellanca J-3-500 Santa Lucia.
Zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg []
Registration D-LZ129, flying above Manhattan.
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Others), Lighter-Than-Air section.
Zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg of DZR-Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei.
On approach to Lakehurst Maxfield Field, New Jersey the 6 may 1937, few minutes before disaster.
Zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg of DZR-Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei.
Zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg of DZR-Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei.
Zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg of DZR-Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei.
Zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg of DZR-Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei.
Prophetic Words in 1935[]
Speech by General 'Billy' Mitchell filmed in front of the camera. (No aircraft picture).
1939 Europe Again in Flames![]
Heinkel He 111 H[]
Heinkel He 111H of the Luftwaffe.
Heinkel He 111H of the Luftwaffe.
Junkers Ju 87 Stuka[]
Junkers Ju 87 Stuka of Luftwaffe.
Junkers Ju 87 Stuka of Luftwaffe.
Junkers Ju 87 Stuka of Luftwaffe.
Heinkel He 111E[]
Same aircraft in other works at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing).
Heinkel He 111E of the Luftwaffe.
Junkers Ju 87B Stuka[]
Junkers Ju 87B Stuka of Luftwaffe.
Junkers Ju 87B Stuka of Luftwaffe.
Junkers Ju 87B Stuka of Luftwaffe.
Heinkel He 111[]
Heinkel He 111 of the Luftwaffe.
Heinkel He 111 of the Luftwaffe.
Unidentified Aircraft[]
Unknown Aircraft carrier. UK?
Messerschmitt Bf 109[]
Messerschmitt Bf 109 of the Luftwaffe.
Junkers Ju 52/3m[]
Junkers Ju 52/3m of the Luftwaffe.
Tupolev TB-3[]
Tupolev TB-3 of Voienno-vozduchnyie sily.
Flipped footage from Esli zavtra voyna... ?
The Great Air Force[]
Blow Test Research[]
Boeing 307 Stratoliner (model)[]
In blow test tunnel.
Boeing 307 Stratoliner.
Boeing 307 Stratoliner.
Consolidated PB2Y Coronado[]
Under construction for the US Navy.
Consolidated PB2Y Coronado of the US Navy.
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk[]
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk.
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress[]
Wing assembly hall.
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress.
Douglas A-20A Havoc[]
Production line at Douglas plant, could be first batch of Havocs ordered in 1940/41 by the US Army Air Corps, or Douglas DB-7s for the RAF (initially orders of the Armée de l'Air and RAF).
Douglas A-20 Havoc.
Douglas XB-19[]
Production line of the single prototype at Douglas plant, first flight to come on 27th June 1941.
Douglas XB-19.
Douglas XB-19.
Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone (engine)[]
Developed in 1937, the engine first flew with Douglas XB-19 program in 1941, though fitted with 3-blades propeller, not 4 as shown here.
Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone.
Unidentified Aircraft[]
Bell P-39 Airacobra []
Bell P-39 Airacobra
Bell P-39 Airacobra
Bell P-39 Airacobra
Bell P-39 Airacobra
Curtiss P-40D Warhawk[]
Curtiss P-40D Warhawk of the USAAF.
Curtiss P-40D Warhawk of the USAAF.
Curtiss P-40D Warhawk of the USAAF.
Martin B-26 Marauder[]
First series delivered in 1941 to the USAAC.
Martin B-26 Marauder of the USAAC.
Martin B-26 Marauder of the USAAC.
Martin B-26 Marauder of the USAAC.
Martin B-26 Marauder of the USAAC.
Martin B-26 Marauder of the USAAC.
Douglas XB-19[]
First flight on 27th June 1941.
Same footage seen in other films at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing).
Douglas XB-19 of the USAAC.
Douglas XB-19 of the USAAC.
Douglas XB-19 of the USAAC.
Douglas XB-19 of the USAAC.
Douglas XB-19 of the USAAC.
Consolidated PB2Y Coronado & Consolidated PBY Catalina[]
Consolidated PB2Y Coronado of the US Navy.
Consolidated PB2Y Coronado and Consolidated PBY Catalina of the US Navy.
Bell YFM-1 Airacuda[]
13 aircraft produced.
Bell YFM-1 Airacuda of the USAAC.
Bell YFM-1 Airacuda of the USAAC.
Bell YFM-1 Airacuda of the USAAC.
Bell YFM-1 Airacuda of the USAAC.
Bell YFM-1 Airacuda of the USAAC.
Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress[]
Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress.
Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress.
Consolidated Liberator B Mk.I[]
Non armoured version for the RAF.
Consolidated Liberator B Mk.I of the RAF.
Consolidated Liberator B Mk.I of the RAF.
Consolidated Liberator B Mk.I of the RAF.
Douglas C-53D Skytrooper[]
Douglas C-53D Skytrooper of the USAAC.
Douglas C-53D Skytrooper of the USAAC.
Douglas C-53D Skytrooper of the USAAC.
Douglas C-53D Skytrooper of the USAAC.
Curtiss P-36 Hawk & Northrop A-17A[]
Curtiss P-36 Hawk flying ahead a flight of Northrop A-17As.
Douglas C-47 Skytrain[]
Douglas C-47 Skytrain of the USAAC.
Douglas C-47 Skytrain of the USAAC.
Douglas B-18A Bolo[]
Douglas B-18A Bolo of the USAAC.
Douglas B-18A Bolo of the USAAC.
Douglas B-18A Bolo of the USAAC.
Boeing B-17B Flying Fortress[]
Boeing B-17B Flying Fortress of the USAAC.
Boeing B-17B Flying Fortress of the USAAC.
Boeing B-17B Flying Fortress of the USAAC.
Boeing B-17B Flying Fortress of the USAAC.
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