Billy's Helicopter Ride (silent raw footage, 1950s)

Silent raw footage capturing a young boy's close-up face with visible wonder and alertness, the curved interior of an aircraft cabin visible behind him. The film almost certainly follows "Billy," a child protagonist, as he experiences his first helicopter ride — a format common in 1950s transportation education films that used a relatable child's perspective to introduce young students to modern aviation technology and the work of pilots.

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, format, color, sound, genre, description, catalog record, video