{"product_id":"breaking-through-the-clouds-the-first-womens-national-air-derby-2","title":"Breaking Through The Clouds: The First Women's National Air Derby","description":"Breaking Through The Clouds: The First Women's National Air Derby DVD VIDEO 1929 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eType: \u003c\/label\u003e Movie \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePlatform: \u003c\/label\u003e DVD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/label\u003e Archetypal Images, LLC \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eReleased: \u003c\/label\u003e 2010 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eMedia: \u003c\/label\u003e DVD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cshortdescription\u003e\u003c\/shortdescription\u003eBREAKING THROUGH THE CLOUDS: THE FIRST WOMEN'S NATIONAL AIR DERBY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inspiring story of 20 women who raced across America in 1929.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe unbounded desire to fly and the tenacious grit of these pioneering pilots will inspire the viewer to follow their passion and re-examine personal dreams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExperience the exhilaration, ever-present danger, heartbreaking tragedy and ultimate triumph as twenty contestants fly from California to Ohio in the First Women's National Air Derby. Follow along as headline aviatrixes Amelia Earhart, Pancho Barnes, Phoebe Omlie, Bobbi Trout and Louise Thaden race across the country during nine amazing days in the summer of 1929.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIMAGINE being in an open cockpit plane, 1,000 feet in the air, when you smell smoke and suddenly realize there is a fire in the baggage compartment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePICTURE coming in for a landing and finding a steamroller in your path.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVISUALIZE an emergency landing in a field where all you see are cows. As you descend in your bright red plane, you pray there are no bulls.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWITNESS the tenacity of the women as they encounter emergency landings, harrowing accidents, rumors of sabotage, a case of typhoid fever, and the occasional wayward trip into Mexico. Watch a strong camaraderie develop as the pilots take to the skies, changing oil by day and slipping into ball gowns at night.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese and other stories unfold in Breaking Through the Clouds with actual footage of the 1929 derby, including interviews with the pilots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This wonderful film highlights spunky, gutsy, brave women whose go-for-it attitudes made aviation history...\"\u003cbr\u003e— Patty Wagstaff, National Aviation Hall of Fame Inductee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeautiful aerial recreations place the viewer in the pilot's seat. Interviews with legendary pilots Elinor Smith Sullivan, Patty Wagstaff and Julie Clark, along with family members of the original pilots and aviation historians, bring the story alive. Breaking Through the Clouds provides nearly two hours of captivating viewing and 20 minutes of bonus material featuring more stories of the race, technical information about the planes and details of what the women wore during their flight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCredits: Written, directed \u0026amp; produced by Heather A. Taylor. ©2010 Archetypal Images, LLC. Shot and mastered in HD. Mastered in 5.1 surround sound.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor DVD Player (North American NTSC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Archetypal Images, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Used In Sleeve","offer_id":51109619269910,"sku":"129757","price":19.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0083\/0377\/1710\/files\/20263121457368scan_fe8044f8-ded6-4434-b409-fad26d5aba79.jpg?v=1773781211","url":"https:\/\/www.neverdiemedia.com\/products\/breaking-through-the-clouds-the-first-womens-national-air-derby-2","provider":"NeverDieMedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}