(3:36 min.) (23 of 28) 23. DC-3 aircraft
George and Merrill Wien got a Stinson ready for instrument flight. George loaded up the family and flew to New York. He started training with the DC-3.
(5:01 min.) (22 of 28) 22. Flying in western Alaska
George still needed his multi-engine rating, couldn't borrow the company plane. So he quit Pan Am and started flying along the Kuskokwim for Northern Consolidated. Towns in the western...
12 second film clip, color/silent. From title frame: "Alaska Review Collection (Alaska Review #17, 1978)". Film shows a Cessna 185 landing at Merrill Field in Anchorage.
13 second film clip, color/silent. From title frame: "Alaska Review Collection (Alaska Review #17,1978)". Film shows planes landing at Merrill Field in Anchorage and a woman sitting the air traffic control tower.
20 second film clip, color/silent. From title frame: "Alaska Review Collection (Alaska Review #17, 1978)". Film shows footage of Cessna 152 Trainer taking off as seen from inside the cockpit.