A few days ago I received a message from a reader (Jim Davis) who wanted to know if I might be able to provide information regarding a short newsreel that he had come across:

I have a short film clip … silent … black and white … it shows a large single-engined monoplane and biplane and [...]

The years that surrounded the turn of the twentieth century were marked by wide ranging artistic experimentation and innovation. Influenced by the sights and sounds introduced through recent technological creations such as automobiles, airplanes, and the cinema, artists of all genres began to incorporate the new sensations of speed, dynamism, and simultaneity into their creative [...]

Миру мир! — To all the world, peace!
The threat has passed! Peace has been restored!
Awakened to the impending doom of total war, the saber-rattler in Melbourne has stepped back from the precipice! Yielding to the unified voice of those millions who desire Internet harmony, Mr. Holman has turned his sword-like challenge into a ploughshare [...]

The wolf has cast aside his sheep’s clothing!
Without warning, without a formal declaration, Brett Holman, the autocrat of Australian airmindness, has perpetrated an act of stunning aural aggression! He has revealed his true bellicose nature!
The toady of Trenchard has responded to my peace-loving post of the Handsome Family’s “Amelia Earhart versus the Dancing Bear” with [...]

It really is amazing what you can find on the Internet. While trolling YouTube a couple of days ago in search of aviation videos for a project on the history of flight culture, I discovered that someone has posted a documentary clip of the ANT-20 Maxim Gorky. The largest plane in the world when it [...]