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Kinograms[Dole Air Race, 1927] (1927)

Aviation's elite converges on Oakland for the Dole race to Hawaii.


This movie is part of the collection: Prelinger Archives

Producer: Kinograms
Sponsor: N/A
Audio/Visual: Si, B&W
Keywords: Aviation: History; Newsreels; San Francisco: Aviation

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: J.G.Miller - - January 17, 2009
Subject: Some Personal Interest
I would appreciate hearing from family members of those who entered the Dole Race, or anyone knows family members. Please contact me at j.g.miller@att.net James Miller

Reviewer: darlenerosen - - August 2, 2008
Subject: Miss Oakland
I have a picture of miss Oakland and a pilot,in 1927, I would like to know more about this picture if you can help me that would be great. Miss Oakland in the picture is my mother.please tell me how to get this picture to you. Darlene

Reviewer: Spuzz - - December 16, 2005
Subject: Before the moon.. there was Honolulu!
Somewhat blah overview of an air race to see who could get to Hononlulu at the fastest speed. Seeing this is 1927, there's obviously some sort of historical interest here.. I imagine that some of these people were famous aviators for it's time. We see plane after plane take off, as well get a face shot of the pilot(s). Quite interesting to note for the final race, we see shots for the people 'lost at sea', which could only mean that all of these shots were taken BEFORE the race began, so that had a bit of an eerie quality. The rest is sort of blah.

Reviewer: Christine Hennig - - July 22, 2003
Subject: Dole Air Race, 1927
Newsreel story documenting a big air race from Oakland, California to Hawaii in 1927. This was in the early days of flight and a poignant note is added when the title cards tell us that a number of the competitors they show us didn't make it back alive. That, and the fact that one of the planes doesn't even make it off the ground, emphasizes how much of an adventure flying still was at that time. A historically interesting document from the early days of aviation.
Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: **. Weirdness: **. Historical Interest: ****. Overall Rating: ***.

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Dole race, 1927. With noted aviators and pilots, including Emory Bronte, Ernie Smith, Hegenberger, Maitland, Arthur Goebel and Lieutenant William Davis, Martin Jensen, Captain Paul Schulter, Major Livingston Irving, Norman Goddard, Kenneth Hawkins, Bennet Friffin, Al Henley, Lieutenant Knope, Miss Mildred Doran and Auggie Pedlar, Gordon Scott and Jack Frost, Captain Bill Erwin and Navigator Alvin Eichwaldt. Scenes include airplanes taking off, a demonstration of a life raft, the crash of the Pabco Flyer and El Encanto.


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