At the 23 minute mark, a background image of the Golden Gate Bridge is seen as the Pan America seaplane is theoretically taking off from San Francisco to go west to Hawaii. Except that the GG Bridge image shows the seaplane going EAST as the arch under the bridge roadbed protecting Fort Point is seen to the right, which marks the south end of the bridge.Also, we know that the flight's earliest date is November 30th, 1936 due to the LIFE magazine that Toht is carrying. If that is the case, the Golden Gate Bridge image is incorrect as the northern and southern sections of the roadbed had not yet been joined. If the flight is in January of 1937 (with Toht carrying a 2 month old copy of LIFE - not likely for someone trying to be inconspicuous with such a famous magazine), then the GG Bridge image would be correct as the roadbed(s) were linked up at this time and only needed another 4 months of reinforcement and laying the asphalt to complete the bridge.
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05/03/2025 alle ore 08:37