The Wright Military Flyer Soars on Celluloid: Uncovering the Story of Our Oldest Government Film
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SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
But what about the first government films? The oldest known government-produced film in our holdings is First Army Aeroplane Flight, Fort Myer, Virginia , which captured daring test flights of the Wright Military Flyer. According to Agriculture Department lore, this early filmmaking was done with a degree of secrecy.
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