Old Aviation Civil Aviation Begins (1914 1929)

Old Aviation Civil Aviation Begins. Location of events unknown. Early passenger aeroplanes mail plane. 2 passengers climb ladder to enter aeroplane (Airco Deluxe ). They sit at small table inside the plane, smoking; talking. One picks up deck of cards. Another pair; one banging on typewriter like travelling journalist on a deadline; the other reading. Shot of plane w, a man walking away from it; looks like woman passenger inside; laughing. A few men fashionable women are apparently saying goodbye to friend who is boarding aeroplane. Man helps to raise windows by passenger seat (seat is directly behind pilot; not inside body of aeroplane). Woman passenger wears cap pulled down; goggles; etc. Then repeat of first story. Next; aeroplane being loaded. Shot of a line of men holding bags (mail ) boxes on their shoulders (heads not seen ); standing in front of a biplane. The first man in line hands his bag to another man who packs it in the aeroplane. CU 2 men on ground by aeroplane; pilot in cock