Lindbergh Predecessors Fail
Six aspiring pilots fail before Lindbergh succeeds in crossing the Atlantic. Fonck crashes and burns in his Sikorsky, Byrd flips his Fokker as it lands, Chamberlin's Bellanca is damaged during take-off, Davis and Wooster crash in swamp near Langley Field, French heroes Nungesser and Coli disappear.
| Identifier | CLIP-4019 |
| Duration | 58 sec |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Date | 1926 |
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