Frank Hawks breaks record flying from West Coast to the East in 12 and half hours
Title Card: "That evening … In New York! Amazing hop cuts two hours from previous mark set by Lindberghs." / LS Plane "Texaco 13" flying, descending, landing at Curtiss Field on Long Island, New York; VO man describes event with heavy New York accent / MS Frank Hawks in plane surrounded by crowd, talks with men on field about the weather / CU Hawks and officials on field, shaking hands, being welcomed on behalf of New York Mayor Jimmy Walker, being congratulated / SOT Hawks: 12 hours and 25 minutes, about 2 and half hours shorter than the other record that was made, flying time is 11 hours and half / CU Hawks seated in plane; SOT he reads notes made during flight: "I spent an hour and 17 minutes refueling on the ground and consummated the distance in 13 hours and 5 minutes flying time. Total of 14 hour and 22 minutes in lapse time. That's the new record for coming West"
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Editorial #:
2162248647
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
August 13, 1930
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License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
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Clip length:
00:01:38:16
Location:
New York City, New York, United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr006253_02_02
- 1930-1939,
- Adult,
- Air Vehicle,
- Airplane,
- Archival,
- Arrival,
- Black And White,
- Charles Lindbergh,
- Cockpit,
- Congratulating,
- Crowd of People,
- Film - Moving Image,
- HD Format,
- Handshake,
- Horizontal,
- Jimmy Walker - Mayor - Born 1881,
- Landing - Touching Down,
- Mayor,
- Men,
- New York City,
- Newsreel,
- Note - Message,
- People,
- Politician,
- Propeller Airplane,
- Raw Footage,
- Real Time Video,
- Record Breaking,
- Science and Technology,
- USA,
- Video with Sound,