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1. www.imdb.com › title › tt0039409Gallant Journey (1946) - IMDb

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   Gallant Journey: Directed by William A. Wellman. With Glenn Ford, Janet Blair, Charles Ruggles, Henry Travers. This historical drama is a biopic of the U.S. aviation pioneer John J. Montgomery who was the first American to fly a glider in 1883.

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   • Genre: Biography, Drama, History

   • Director: William A. Wellman
   • Release Date: 1946-09-24

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Gallant_JourneyGallant Journey - Wikipedia

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   Gallant Journey is a 1946 American historical film written, produced and directed by William A. Wellman and starring Glenn Ford, Janet Blair and Charles Ruggles. The film is a biopic of the early U.S. aviation pioneer John Joseph Montgomery. Gallant Journey depicts his efforts to build and fly gliders, from his childhood through to his death in ...

   • Produced by: William A. Wellman
   • Music by: Marlin Skiles

   • Release date: September 24, 1946

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_Joseph_MontgomeryJohn Joseph Montgomery - Wikipedia

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   In 1946, Columbia Pictures released Gallant Journey, a full-length movie based on John J. Montgomery's life and work. The film was directed by William A. Wellman , and starred Glenn Ford as Montgomery, Janet Blair as his wife Regina (née Cleary), whom he had married in 1910, and Charles Ruggles .

   • Cause of death: Gliding accident
   • Spouse: Regina Cleary (m. 1910)

   • Nationality: American

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   Who was John Montgomery?

   • His name was John Montgomery. Montgomery's 1st glider flight, (certainly, practically the first anywhere, barring England's *Sir George Cayley's 1st "launching" of a coachman in 1848) was in 1883: as maintained by the San Diego Historical Society, which documented Montgomery's work on the Otay Mesa from 1882.

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   Who was Montgomery's pilot?

   • Montgomery's pilot was actually named Daniel Maloney, not Mahoney as portrayed in the film. The film is directed by William Wellman, one of many he did in his career combining his two great loves, film and aviation. Of course Wellman reached the pinnacle of his aviation success with the first Academy Award winning Best film, Wings.

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   What is the John J Montgomery Freeway?

   • In 1949, a section of what is now part of the Interstate 5 freeway that passes through the former site of the Montgomery 1880s Fruitland Ranch and goes from the Mexican border to downtown San Diego, California was named the John J. Montgomery Freeway.

   John Joseph Montgomery - Wikipedia

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   Who received the John J Montgomery Award?

   • In the 1960s, the National Society of Aerospace Professionals and the San Diego Aerospace Museum established a John J. Montgomery Award for aerospace excellence. Members of the X-15, Mercury, and Polaris programs received the award, including astronauts such as Neil Armstrong .

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6. www.tcm.com › tcmdb › titleGallant Journey (1946) - Turner Classic Movies

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   In San Diego, California, Father Dick Ball tells two young boys the story of his childhood friend and one of the city's most famous citizens, John Joseph Montgomery, who, in 1883, was the first American to fly a glider plane.

7. earlyaviators.com › emontgomJohn J. Montgomery - Early Birds of Aviation

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   San Diego, known in many areas of the world as the cradle of aviation, today will honor the memory of a man who made a historic plane flight from the Otay Mesa in August 1883. Tribute will be paid to John J. Montgomery, the San Diego farm boy who built a glider and flew it 600 feet. Fly-overs by modern and antique planes, music by a Navy band ...

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8. www.militarymuseum.org › MontgomeryForgotten Aviation Pioneer: California's Own John J. Montgomery

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   A 1946 movie: "Gallant Journey" by Columbia Pictures was based on his remarkable life, which should have immortalized him for his contributions to early flight. Now that we have celebrated the 100 years of the Wrights' achievement, we can also celebrate the 120 years of the original American aviation pioneer: John J. Montgomery!

9. www.suttercounty.org › government › countyInventor of the ‘aeroplane’, and the first American to fly ...

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   The glider’s design is based on the pioneering aerodynamic theories and experimental procedures of John Joseph Montgomery (1858-1911) who designed, built, and flew it. This glider was way ahead of its time, incorporating a single parabolic, cambered wing, with stabilizing and control surface at the rear of the fuselage.”