The Great Airships vintage dirigible Blimp films Akron Macon Los Angeles DVD

Description: The Great Airships " width="100%" height="90" border="0"> Vintage Airship and Blimp films DVD Description This disc features a gigantic collection of rare footage of Airships from the early part of the twentieth century. Footage features some of the legends of the massive dirigibles of the classic airship era: Graf Zepplin, Akron, Los Angeles, Macon, and the Hindenburg. With both in-flight scenes and fascinating construction footage, ranging from the 1920s-1940s, you will not find a more complete collection of airship films anywhere else. This DVD contains the following 11 movies: - "LIGHTER THAN AIR" U.S. Navy History Of Balloons Documentary on history of balloon use by military, beginning in the Civil War. (28 min) - CRUISE OF THE GRAF ZEPPELIN 1st transatlantic crossing germany to lakehurst. Silent newsreel (4.5 min) - USS Los Angeles and USS Macon 1932 newsreel. (9 min) - USS Akron Short feature showing its development and in flight. Also a newsreel of an air tragedy (5 mins) - USS Macon A terrific Universal newsreel with details of the crash of the California coast in Feb. 1935. (2 mins) - This is Lakehurst 1950 era film on the history of this famous air station. Lakehurst is the US Naval Air Force's station in Ocean County, New Jersey. It is best known for being the base for airship training, development and operation. (16 mins) - Hindenburg 1936 Newsreel depicting its 1936 trans-Atlantic record flight. (3 mins) - Hindenburg Crash newsreel Film showing the final flight over New York and fiery crash. (10 mins) - The Sky Giant The Story of Rear Admiral Charles A. Rosendahl, a pioneer of dirigible flight. Footage of the Shenandoah, Los Angeles and Akron. (12 mins) - Goodyear Aircraft: Part Two Fascinating film segment on the manufacture of blimps during WW2. (9 mins) - Blimps K-Class This color footage shows K-class blimps docking on the deck of the escort carrier USS Mindoro for refueling. K-class blimps were used extensively for ASW operations during WWII. (2 mins) View our other military history DVDs here; The Great Battles series, Famous Generals, Rifle Marksmanship, Night Vision, Dog Training, Jeeps, Fighters and Bombers, Battleships/Aircraft Carriers, Submarines, U.S./British Tanks, Atomic weapons, Civil defense, Shelter Plans and more... * Note - these films were all produced by the US Department of Defense or US government Purchase Policy : We always ship within 24 hours of receiving payment. Any items received damaged or unreadable are always replaced at no charge to buyer. Payment and Shipping Info Payment Options PayPal, or Credit card via PayPal Shipping/Handling Rate FREE within the U.S., via USPS First Class mail (DVD is a hybrid disc, and is readable in almost any PC or MAC, or playable in most DVD players. It is shipped in a PAPER SLEEVE with RECYCLED PACKAGING to keep costs low. No case is included.) Another quality product from... " width="200" height="98" border="1">

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