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Titles tagged with ‘flying’

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Activities of the Royal Aero Club of South Australia home movie – c1935

Amateur filmmaker and professional photographer John Mack manages to convey the experience of flight in a light aircraft.

The Arrival of Miss Amy Johnson in Brisbane newsreel – 1930

In this silent newsreel footage, British aviator Amy Johnson arrives in Brisbane on the final leg of her solo flight between England and Australia in 1930.

Charles Ulm documentary – c1928

Historical footage such as this of Charles Ulm, hints at the challenges early aviation pioneers would have faced.

Hinkler’s Message to Australia; Incidents of My Flight spoken word – 1928

‘Now I want to tell you a few things about flying …’

Incidents in Connection with the Funeral of Captain Baron von Richthofen historical – 1918

The funeral of Germany’s greatest air ace in the First World War, conducted with full military honours by a squadron of the Australian Flying Corps, in April 1918.

Ross Smith’s Flight from London to Australia documentary – 1919

In 1919, aviator Ross Smith and crew became the first Australians to fly between England and Australia in under 30 days. Cameraman Frank Hurley joined them.