1942 - EDO AIRCRAFT CORP of College Point, NY

Filmed circa 1942 in beautiful Kodachrome color at the EDO plant in College Point, NY and at Laguardia Airport. EDO manufactured attachable floats that converted conventional aircraft into seaplanes. I determined the approximate date of filming from a viewer's comment that the particular type of star insignia seen on the C-47 was only used in 1942 (thanks, ocoee96).

My grandfather worked at EDO as a traffic manager during World War Two, during which time he probably acquired this film. I discovered it just a few years ago while archiving his collection. Grandpa was an experienced cameraman, having made many technically excellent amateur films from 1929 onward, but I can't say for sure if he had any hand in this film's production since the credits are missing.

This video replaces an earlier posting that was of inferior quality. I added the soundtrack using music from a symphony composed in 1942 by Roy Harris.

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[quam12972]

Great footage, can I get permission to post this on the Seaplane Pilots Assn. website? I have about a total of one hour of the DC-3 on floats on the site for far. or go to YouTube and type in: quam12972 in the search window. Many seaplane video will pop up. Dave SPA 1

[robertwmartens]

@quam12972 No problem, please go ahead and post. Considering that this film had been unseen for 60+ years, it deserves all the exposure it can get. Thanks!

[tomatorice46]

Truly historical, and meaningful to us from College Point. I worked at Edo for four years during the 1960's. thank you so much for sharing.

[MaxLifeBob]

My grandfather, Bill Burtner was a supervisor at EDO, and he may be in this video. My father, Bob Kaufman also worked there before joining the Navy. It's also possible that my mother, Ursula Burtner worked there during the war. Thanks for this historic look at my hometown and my family's history.

[fiverats1]

WANT!

[fokkerwokker]

Brilliant!

I remember seeing a DC3 on floats on a lake near Bangor, Maine about 15 years ago - VERY IMPRESSIVE!

[BillMTX1]

Wonderful Video! I used to go to EDO to service their IBM and Kodak Copiers in the 80 and early 90. I also serviced Copiers for Grumann.

[zhred]

Very Cool Videos! i have never seen any thing like this before :)

But! i think you should have other music, like more relaxing music, then you would have more viewers to :)

[capelarry]

Very interesting indeed, thank you for posting this very beautiful made film.

[horailfan]

Have never seen a C-47 on floats.Incredible.