Wings Over Bay: Ferry Flight 1928

This 1928 silent film, San Francisco Bay Seaplane Ferry, captures a pioneering Oakland-to-San Francisco seaplane ferry service. Likely shot from a pontoon plane’s cockpit, it showcases takeoffs from Oakland’s nascent airport—near today’s OAK—and landings on San Francisco Bay’s choppy waters, framed by the Golden Gate’s unfinished shores. Passengers board at makeshift docks, marveling at the 10-minute hop.