[1954 Flight]--Reel 1

Date1954

Can DescriptionsDonation originally made in 1992, rediscovered in backlog 2/2001. According to 1992 letter, films obtained by Arthur Verow from Herbert Babcock. Film is of 1954 flight by Babcock and three other men across the country. Films accompanied by audiocassette of interview of Babcock by Verow in 1988. NHF cataloger notes: (01:20) Airport, men boarding plnae, aerial view of coast, airport, 'Red Bank' sign on barn roof, rural and town views (5:00) shoreline, back in the ground, sign on hanger 'Piedmont Aviation', view of large circular impression on ground with monument in the center, a blimp, (8:00) another airport, more shore, double-exposed landscapes, more populated/developed coastal area, pontoon helicopter lands, men board helicopter and take off, (11:00) Goodyear blimp flies very low, driving in a car around a Southern city (Florida), (13:00) view of another plane from the air, aerial view of ship on water, (14:15) view of Southern marina, palm trees, other boats from boat, back in the air, more footage of Goodyear blimp, blimp docking, views of the coast from the air, reel ends (18:00)