Aviation Movies

On December 7, 1926, the pilot and photographer Walter Mittelholzer set off on an expedition that took him 77 days in a Dornier Merkur seaplane to...

Barnstorming is the true story of an unexpected friendship that developed between a farm family and two pilots who literally dropped out of the sky....

Two modern Red Arrows pilots take on the challenges faced by World War I pilots by performing photo reconnaissance, artillery ranging, and bombing...

Go higher, faster and farther with the Smithsonian as they explore the dreams of flight.

This 2-DVD set focused on the development and combat history of the Grumman F4F Wildcat and was created from holdings at the National Archives, the...

Travel into the world of aviation and explore the dreams of flight with the Smithsonian as they step into the unknown.

A landmark documentary which tells the epic story of the remarkable pioneering individuals whose vision, passion, successes, and failures helped...

It wasn't until 1993 that American women were officially allowed to fly combat aircraft. Learn about the struggles, the accomplishments, and...

Cold War Peacemaker is the amazing and unique story of the development of the B-36 very-long-long-range nuclear bomber. From its beginnings during...

A brief history of British aviation and the development of both civil and military aircraft. Made for the Festival of Britain.

A short film of an aviation enthusiast who builds a flying machine the archaic way in her studio in Dorset and attempts to launch off Eggardon Hill.

College boy Taylor has his first flying lesson. He's not impressed with his tutor Henry, who seems to have the values and attitudes of a 1930's...

A documentary covering the history of TWA, from its origins to its ultimate sale to American Airlines.

Air France was an early operator of the Boeing 747 taking delivery of its first 747-100 in 1970. A dozen years later it operated well over 30...

Reg Sherren revisits the players and the places that were critical in the Gimli Glider incident of July 1983.

1910 Aviation Meet, Mineola Flying Fields, New York City. Miss E. Lillian Todd - history's first female aeronautical engineer - is making last minute...

100-years of naval aviation, from wobbly gliders and the first shipboard landing in 1911 to modern supersonic jets and unmanned aerial vehicles. The...

A short film originally filmed and produced by the Photographic Division of the Avro Aircraft Company (Canada), probably in mid to late 1958.