First Nonstop Flight Across USA
First nonstop flight across the country. A modified commercial transport plane is brought out and gassed up. The pilot puts on his parachute. The propellor is spun, and the heavy plane takes off. A line crosses a map of the United States, and the plan lands in San Diego. A crowd greets them and cheers.
| Identifier | CLIP-6488 |
| Duration | 2 min, 11 sec |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Date | 1923 |
| Keywords | vintage, Pilot, gas, fuel, flight, california, map, plane, airplane, propellor, cross country, distance, Vintage, Aviation, Fly, fly, Flight, Air Force, Airplane, aviation, Map, pilot, commercial plane, California, Plane, military, Gas, san diego, jacket, Military, air service, duration, cross-continental, transport plane, air force |
