Blimps and Airship Film Collection

This collection contains 3 movies and is 43 minutes of video.

Title Description
Duration
Eagles of the Sea

Follow the voyage of the Leviathan, a ship of the United States line, as it carries various flight pioneer personages out to sea The purpose of this voyage is to show the feasibility of ship to shore service.

See Amelia Earheart and others aboard the President Roosevelt

Watch the TC5 blimp land on the American Trader as a passenger and mail are transferred to the blimp.

Note as the TC5 and TC10 escort ships. Watch smoke and burning oil hide the liner from a submarine.


Silent B&W

10:30
Lighter than Air ships

A collection of various silent films focusing on dirigibles, from around the world. British, American, and French. The R-34, Roma, C-2, Shenandoah, Zr 3 reamed the Los Angeles, the AKRON, remains of many zeppelins after an air raid. Zeppelin E 49 intact in France

Silent B&W

19:30
Ground Handling

Sound cuts in and out, throughout the film

Procedures for housing and launching blimps. Including the masting and maneuvering the blimp into and out of the hanger. Use of the "mule" vehicle for transportation.

B&W

13 min