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Love our channel? Help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference. Lufthansa presents “Time Flies,” a 1960s color promo film on the history of the German airline. Narrated by Frank Blair, the film is not only about commercial aviation but also about the “conquest of the air.” “In man’s never ending struggle for more time, the conquest of the air has made the clock, rather than the calendar, time’s cardinal measurement,” says Blair at mark 01:25. Aviation history moved swiftly, the narrator explains starting 01:40, from the Wright Brothers first flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903 through developments needed in World War I. As he speaks, scenes of vintage Lufthansa airplanes flash across the screen. In an unsettled Europe following World War I, the need for a more “instantaneously” way to deliver mail, passengers, and other services developed. Enter small, private air services in most European nations. “
