Fairbanks survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake , and began his career in film as a cameraman on silent movies such as John Barrymore 's '' The Sea Beast '' ( 1926 ) . This was followed by work on early sound productions such as Howard Hughes ' film '' Hell 's Angels '' ( 1930 ) in which he participated both as a biplane pilot and aerial cinematographer for the extensive World War I dogfight scenes
1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Jerry Fairbanks