The Military Air-Scout (1911)
- Original title
- The Military Air-Scouts
- Directed by
- William Humphrey
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 20 min
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A military pilot performs stunt flying for a movie camera. The film shows early aviation and cooperation between the army and filmmakers.
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What happens
The Military Air-Scout (1911) is considered by some aviation film historians as one of the first aviation films recorded worldwide. William J. Humphrey directed the two-reeler in 1911, with the cooperation of the U.S. Army authorities who allowed Lt. Henry Arnold, a pioneer military pilot to carry out stunt flying for the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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