Pilots Prepare To Break The Around The World And Long Distance Flight Records

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keywords: aircraft, airplanes, pilots, general de pinedo, james "jimmie" mattern, world records, around the world, non-stop across the atlantic

Synopsis: Pilots General Francesco de Pinedo and James "Jimmie" Mattern make final checks and flights in their respective bids to break the Around The World and Long Distance Records...(read more)

Date: 1933
Duration: 00:00:51
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: United States

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Pilots Prepare To Break Flight Records

Pilots Prepare To Break The Around The World And Long Distance Flight Records

Pilots ready for ocean hops. Intense activity is to be seen at Floyd Bennett Field as General Francesco de Pinedo and James "Jimmie" Mattern make the last minute tests of their planes before attempting non-stop flights across the Atlantic, the Italian with Persia, 6200 miles away as his goal and Mattern to set a new around-the-world record. CU of General Francesco de Pinedo in his Bellanca airplane. Shows Bellanca airplane taking off. Shows Jimmie Mattern climbing into his stripped "Century of Progress" Lockheed Model 5 Vega airplane. CU of James "Jimmie" Mattern. Shows the Lockheed Model 5 Vega airplane taking off.