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Public TV documentary history of early barnstormers, and their modern-day counterparts - including details of Wichita's early aircraft industry, showing insides of Wichita factories and interviews with Wichita aviation old-timers. Phillips (leading expert on the subject).Īviation History – How Wichita Became the Air Capital of the World. Program at the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum in 2014, by Edward H. Includes the 1920s and 1930s history of Travel Air and Walter Beech, the genesis and production of their legendary Type R “Mystery Ship” racing monoplane, and the air races of the 1920s and 1930s. Kansas Aviation Museum Director Lon Smith gave a tour of the museum as he talked about the early days of U.S. While none of these documentaries ever gained much notoriety or audience, and some were simply commercial promotions, they nevertheless document - sometimes quite well and artistically - the colorful and dramatic history of Wichita aviation and aircraft. (The lists, with about 100 titles, are far from complete, and we invite your tips on more titles to include here.)įeaturing Wichita aviation & aircraft topics Next come lists of fictional motion pictures and TV shows, which have featured Wichita aircraft - from the 1920s to the present day. The following lists start with documentary films, videos and TV programs about Wichita aviation and aircraft, and their history. Though Wichita, and its aviation history, get little coverage in media, Wichita aircraft have long figured prominently in motion pictures and television - and Wichita aviation, aviators and aircraft have been the subject of numerous documentary films and videos. The Wichita Aviation Centennial - Wichita Aircraft in TV, VIDEO & FILMįor Journalistic Use Only, in covering activities of (or sanctioned by) the Wichita Aviation Centennial Committee.
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