THE STORY OF THE GOODYEAR AIRCRAFT COMPANY IN WWII AIRPLANES & BLIMPS WOMEN WAR WORKERS 84484
Dating to World War II, this film tells the story of the Goodyear Aircraft Corporation and the manufacture of blimps and aircraft. It begins with a shot of Paul W. Litchfield, the American industrialist who was president (1926–40) and chairman of the board (1930–58) of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, a firm that he helped develop into a worldwide operation. Also shown is Lt. Dougherty of the U.S. Navy and a representative of the U.S. Army. The four are looking at a model of the Goodyear Aircraft Corp. plant in Akron, Ohio. Construction of the plant, which would build bomber aircraft, is shown including throwing of hot rivets. At 1:30, female workers and other employees arrive at the gates of the new plant. At 1:47 a woman buys a cigarette from a vending machine. At 1:57 a drafting room is shown with women war workers. At 2:28, a woman is shown working a bandsaw and many other women war workers are shown.At 3:15, a group of deaf women are shown who work in the plant, signing with their hands.
Engine nacelles are seen being built and wing components in the plant, using large presses built by Lake Erie. 100,000 planes were built in the factory in 18 months. Drop hammers are seen at 5:00.
At finished wing is moved at 6:23. At 7:07, the very first FG-1 Corsair is towed across the airport for its first test flight. The Corsair is shown in flight at 8:15 on its shakedown flight. At 9:50 the ferry pilot takes the plane from Akron to Columbus for delivery.
At 10:12 factory workers stream out of the plant. At 10:50, ballon production is shown with women working to sew the gigantic bags together. At 11;13 women walk across the balloon wearing special felt shoes to prevent damage. At 12:19 a blimp car is assembled using chromoly tubes. At 12:46 a women welder works on the nose of the airship. At 13:55 the blimp car is ferried for mating with the envelope at Wingfoot Lake. At 14:21 the car and envelope are mated. At 17:00, Wingfoot Lake receives a visitor -- Asst. Secretary of the Navy Di Gates. At 18:25, blimp K-3 heads off to join the fleet.
The K-class blimp was a class of blimps (non-rigid airship) built by the Goodyear Aircraft Company of Akron, Ohio for the United States Navy. These blimps were powered by two Pratt & Whitney Wasp nine-cylinder radial air-cooled engines, each mounted on twin-strut outriggers, one per side of the control car that hung under the envelope. Before and during World War II, 134 K-class blimps were built, configured for patrol and anti-submarine warfare operations and were extensively used in the Navy’s anti-submarine efforts in the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean areas.
We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: 01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.
This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
Twice As Big As The Graf Zeppelin! (1931)
Full title reads: Akron. Twice as big as the 'Graf Zeppelin'! Mrs Hoover by freeing 48 pigeons - one for each State - names US Navy Dirigible before crowd of 100,000 in its giant hangar.
Akron, Ohio, United States of America (USA).
Aerial view of huge hanger built to house the Akron airship.
Views of crew working inside cockpit of airship.
Aerials of name on side of hanger 'Goodyear - Zeppelin'. Shots showing large number of cars parked outside hanger.
Pan across huge crowd gathered in hanger. Shots of First Lady Mrs Lou Hoover, wife of the American President as she walks past the crowd with dignitaries.
The First Lady waves to the crowd from the podium and then walks to a microphone.
Shots of American Naval crew of the Akron.
Pan across crowd.
Mrs Hoover names the airship 'Akron' and pulls a cord which releases pigeons from a compartment in the dirigible.
Shots of huge airship in its hanger.
FILM ID:863.31
A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES.
FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT
British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.
U.S. army surveillance blimp escapes from military base and wreaks havoc in Pennsylvania - TomoNews
BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA — A military blimp wreaked havoc across Pennsylvania when it detached from its anchor and escaped from a base in Maryland on Wednesday, officials said.
One of the U.S. military surveillance blimps anchored in Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland broke loose at around 12:20 p.m. on Wednesday, NORAD said. Two F-16 jets were scrambled from New Jersey to monitor the blimp, to ensure it didn't collide with other aircraft.
The blimp drifted for about 150 miles before landing in central Pennsylvania, according to NORAD. Its tail detached before the crash landing and was found a quarter-mile away from the crash site.
PPL Electric Utilities said before the blimp crashed into a clump of trees, it struck power lines with its tether, a 6,700-foot-long cable, causing 20,000 people to lose power.
The 243-foot-long blimp uses low-frequency and long-range radar to detect missiles or other objects within its range. It can detect aircraft within a 340-mile radius, and vehicles can be detected within a 140-mile radius, reports the Washington Post.
Officials said it is unclear how the blimp, also known as JLENS, or Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System, detached from its anchor. The vessel, which ascends to 10,000 feet in the air, monitors the area round the capital and surrounding portions of the Eastern seaboard. The device issues an early warning if the United States is being attacked with cruise missiles, drones or other low-flying weapons.
-------------------------------------------------------------
Welcome to TomoNews, where we animate the most entertaining news on the internets. Come here for an animated look at viral headlines, US news, celebrity gossip, salacious scandals, dumb criminals and much more! Subscribe now for daily news animations that will knock your socks off.
Visit our official website for all the latest, uncensored videos:
Check out our Android app:
Check out our iOS app:
Get top stories delivered to your inbox everyday:
Stay connected with us here:
Facebook
Twitter @tomonewsus
Google+
Instagram @tomonewsus
-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Please watch: Crying dog breaks the internet’s heart — but this sad dog story has a happy ending
-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Dock operation of an airship in hangar at an airbase in United States. HD Stock Footage
CriticalPast is an archive of historic footage. The vintage footage in this video has been uploaded for research purposes, and is presented in unedited form. Some viewers may find some scenes or audio in this archival material to be unsettling or distressing. CriticalPast makes this media available for researchers and documentarians, and does not endorse or condone any behavior or message, implied or explicit, that is seen or heard in this video.
Link to order this clip:
Historic Stock Footage Archival and Vintage Video Clips in HD.
Dock operation of an airship in hangar at an airbase in United States.
Dock operation of a US Navy airship in hangar at an airbase in United States. Animation shows wind flow around a hangar and its effect on an airship's docking. Actual scenes of the airship's dock. Mules (utility vehicles) pull the airship into the hangar. Ground handling officer directs the tractor driver while docking. The airship successfully docks. Ground handling crew at work. Location: United States. Date: 1957.
Visit us at CriticalPast.com:
57,000+ broadcast-quality historic clips for immediate download.
Fully digitized and searchable, the CriticalPast collection is one of the largest archival footage collections in the world. All clips are licensed royalty-free, worldwide, in perpetuity. CriticalPast offers immediate downloads of full-resolution HD and SD masters and full-resolution time-coded screeners, 24 hours a day, to serve the needs of broadcast news, TV, film, and publishing professionals worldwide. Still photo images extracted from the vintage footage are also available for immediate download. CriticalPast is your source for imagery of worldwide events, people, and B-roll spanning the 20th century.
Building the Greatest Airship Dock
This silent film is from the Goodyear Film collection at The University of Akron Archival Services. Reel 2012-2327 16mm
► New Goodyear Blimp takes first flight
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's newest blimp took to the skies Monday for its maiden flight. The test flight is part of a comprehensive training program Goodyear pilots and crew will undergo over the next two months.
The new blimp will officially be ready to begin travelling to cities around the United States after a formal christening ceremony this summer.
The blimp is an all-new, state-of-the-art version that is larger, faster, more maneuverable than previous models, and builds on the company's legacy as the world's leading builder and operator of airships. The blimp's speed was on display Monday as the ship, aided by a tail wind, eclipsed 80 miles per hour.
► SUBSCRIBE NOW:
► FACEBOOK:
► TWITTER:
► GOOGLE+:
Flying in the Goodyear blimp
Voando sobre South Bay no zepplin da Goodyear!
Música: Time to Pretend - MGMT
Filmado com GoPro Hero3 White
Patcnews June 13, 2015 Reports The Goodyear Blimp http://www.goodyearblimp.com
Mark Eberle created this video Patcnews June 13, 2015 The Patriot Conservative News Tea Party Network Reports The Goodyear Blimp ABOARD THE GOODYEAR BLIMP “SPIRIT OF AMERICA” — On a picturesque day made for flying, Taylor Laverty gently guides a 13,000-pound, helium-filled American icon as it floats through the sky above LA Thirteen years is a good lifespan for a blimp, Goodyear spokesman Eddie Ogden says Thursday morning at Lawrence Aviation Service next to the airport. The longest a Goodyear blimp was in service was the “Spirit of Goodyear,” which retired in 2014 after 14 years, he says.
Goodyear currently has three blimps in service in the United States. The other two are the tire and rubber company’s “Wingfoot One,” based at company headquarters in Akron, Ohio, and “Spirit of Innovation,” based in Pompano Beach, Fla. The latter will replace “Spirit of America” in the L.A. market, while “Wingfoot One” moves to Florida. Calling Ohio its new home starting next year will be the company’s second airship in its all-new fleet of NT Zeppelin models being constructed by Luftschiffbau Zeppelin in Germany. The West Coast tour for “Spirit of America” began June 2 in Santa Maria, Calif., before stops in Livermore and Arcata. Goodyear is offering rides during the tour to media representatives and to customers such as tire dealers, trucking fleet workers and original-equipment suppliers. Rides on Goodyear blimps are by invitation only. On Sunday, the blimp and its 21-member crew, which includes four pilots, will move on to Shelton, Wash., where it will stay through June 22, in a trip that culminates with four days of helping Fox Sports broadcast the U.S. Open golf championship at Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place, Wash. The blimp will then head south and finish its tour June 24-28 in Sacramento, where it will help Fox Sports televise the U.S. Senior Open golf tournament at Del Paso Country Club.
Goodyear blimps have been providing televised aerial views — such as during Thursday night’s NBA Finals clash between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors — since the 1955 Rose Parade and that year’s Rose Bowl between USC and Ohio State.
Laverty, who got her pilot’s license at 18, now lives in Long Beach, Calif., and has flown “Spirit of America” during Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers basketball games; Emmy, Grammy and Golden Globe awards; and even an Stanford football game in the Bay Area.
“I go where the blimp goes, but I can still have my opinions,” Laverty jokes.
She traces her desire to become a pilot to her first plane flight, when she was 13 or 14 and her parents, Randy and Terry Laverty of Toledo, took her to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. “Everything was new,” Laverty recalls. “And I decided I wanted to travel. And how would I do that? Be a pilot.” Goodyear has another female pilot, Kristen Arambula, 33, also of Long Beach, who is part of this month’s tour. The only other known female blimp pilot in the world, according to Goodyear, is Kate Board, an Englishwoman who flies for Zeppelin NT in Germany. Laverty moved to San Diego after high school and earned her pilot’s license within months, then became a certified flight instructor training at American Flyers in Santa Monica. After a couple of years of teaching others, she became a charter pilot for Air Excursions in Juneau for about eight months, then heard there were some openings with Goodyear. Asked while flying whether she prefers blimps or planes, Pilot Taylor Laverty said: “Oh, that’s too hard to choose. I like them both for different reasons.” One of the perks of being a Goodyear blimp pilot, Laverty says, is being able to take the airship for personal rides. “Bring it back in three hours,” Laverty’s been told before cruising the skies of Los Angeles. “I don’t think there’s any other job in aviation that just let’s you go have fun.” “There’s no bathroom on board,” Laverty says, mentioning that 11-hour flight “That’s pretty tough.” Once a ground crew of 12 to 15 has helped lift you into the air, driving a blimp is a matter of steering a mahogany elevator wheel that sits on the ground to the pilot’s right. That controls the blimp’s pitch. Laverty demonstrates by raising the blimp’s nose high into the air before dropping it down low. Rudder pedals controlled with the feet steer the blimp left or right.
© All Copyrights reserved By Mark Eberle
Accidents Largest Dirigibles
This video shows the Crashes of the Largest Dirigibles in the world:
LZ-129 Hindenburg (Germany) and Airlander 10 (England).
Help Us Subscribe :
COOPERATION
1. Send us your video to udiscover19@gmail.com
2. Watch it on our compilation
3. Get links and views to your channel!
Optimization (NOT TO READ): german, zeppelin, maching, newsreel, documentary, flying, original, crashing, died, pathe, explosion, landing, lz 129 hindenburg (aircraft), video, archival, burn, movie, fire, aviation, germany, york, hindenburg, warfare, tragedy, disaster, hindenberg, archive, accident, burning, footage, crash, hindenburg disaster (aviation incident), british, helium, 1937, airlander crashes, airlander 10 crash, airlander crash, airlander crash in england, airship crash in england, worlds largest aircraft crashes, airlander 10, airlander 10 airship, periscope film, stock footage, cars, simulator, beamng.drive, jumping in airship, high speed crashes, crash compilation
25 RARE Historical Photos of Airships Blimps and Graf Zeppelin
25 RARE Historical Photos of Airships Blimps and Graf Zeppelin
Todays Photos
1 His Majesty's Airship R-100 over the Canadian Bank of Commerce, Toronto, Canada, 1930
2 German airship Zeppelin Hindenburg burning at Lakehurst, New Jersey, 1937
3 Airship R100 flying over Toronto, Canada, 1930
4 Patoka with Airship Shenandoah moored at mast, 1925
5
6
7
8 Rigid airship under construction, Akron, Ohio, 1930
9 USS Macon docked inside Hangar One at Moffett Field, about 1930
10 Airship R100 on docking station, Canada, 1930
11 Airship Graf Zeppelin over Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1930
12 Hindenburg over New York City. A few hours after this photo was taken, the airship crashed and burned at Lakehurst, 1937
13 Crash of a Zeppelin in 1913
14 The Hindenburg entering the hangar at Lakehurst, New Jersey after its first transatlantic crossing, 1936
15 Zeppelin above Budapest in 1931
16 Zeppelin passing the Eiffel Tower in Paris
17 Hindenburg being moored at Lakehurst, NJ after its first transatlantic crossing to the US, 1936
18 Burning wreckage of the airship Hindenburg at Lakehurst, 1937
19 German Zeppelin Hindenburg on arrival at Lakehurst, 1936
20 Hindenburg's first landing at Lakehurst. Passengers are seen descending the airship's folding stairs, 1936
21 Out-of-control rise of the Airship USS Los Angeles while moored at the high mast at Naval Air Station Lakehurst, 1927
22 USS Shenandoah at NAS San Diego, 1924
23 USS Shendoah moored to the airship mast at Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey, 1924
24 USS Shenandoah under construction inside the airship hangar at Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey, 1923
25 The airship 'Graf Zeppelin' in Helsinki in 1930
Welcome to the WorldOfPics
We have lots of classic and historic Photos and Pictures form the past. If you love History or just want to see into the past, this channel is for you.
On this Channel you will find historic photos of Cities People and Presidents as well as old Photos form Technology and the Life in the past.
Don't forget to Subscribe if you want to see more about the history of the world:
More Old Historic Photos in Playlists:
Historic old Photos from History:
US Presidents and Heads of States:
World of Pics
Today's Historic Photos:
New Akron Blimp Test Flights April 4, 2014
Goodyear Unveils New State-of-the-Art Blimp...Goodyear reveals larger, faster airship; launches nationwide contest to choose its name
AKRON, Ohio, March 14, 2014 -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today unveiled an all-new, state-of-the-art version of its world-famous icon, the Goodyear Blimp. The new airship is larger, faster, and more maneuverable and builds on the company's legacy as the world's leading builder and operator of airships.
The new blimp was introduced to media, Goodyear associates and dealers at an event held at Goodyear's Wingfoot Lake hangar in Suffield, Ohio. The blimp is scheduled to begin test flights over Northeast Ohio later this month before going into service in the summer.
The completion of the new blimp marks the beginning of a new era for our airship program and reflects Goodyear's commitment to remaining at the forefront of aerial broadcast coverage and support, said Paul Fitzhenry, senior vice president, global communications. This airship will offer enhanced aerial television coverage capabilities, increased flight range to cover more events and an unparalleled passenger experience.
In conjunction with the unveiling, Goodyear announced the launch of a nationwide contest to name the new blimp.
Construction of the new airship
Assembly of the new blimp began in March 2013 at Goodyear's Wingfoot Lake hangar. An international team of engineers and technicians from Goodyear and Germany's ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik worked side by side to complete the build project. Parts such as the tail fins and gondola were built in Germany and shipped to the U.S. for assembly. The balloon-like body of the airship -- the envelope -- is made of polyester with an innovative film from DuPont™ called Tedlar®, surrounding a semi-rigid internal structure, which differentiates this airship from previous Goodyear blimps.
New appearance honors tradition
This airship is the first of a new generation of Goodyear blimps that will be different in construction, appearance, and operation than the current fleet of blimps. The new helium-filled airship is 246 feet long, more than 50 feet longer than the previous blimps and just 18 yards shorter than an American football field. The blimp features a new paint scheme while retaining Goodyear's logo and traditional blue and yellow branding on a silver envelope.
The gondola delivers an unparalleled passenger experience with seating for up to 12 passengers and with improved viewing through larger, wrap-around windows, providing sweeping panoramic views. In addition, a new interior and seating will add to the ride's comfort.
Innovation in flight
The new airship incorporates the latest in on-board avionics and flight control systems. Whereas pilots of the previous generation of blimps controlled the airships' movements with a manual flight system in use since 1925, the new ship features custom computer-controlled avionics. Electronic controls work in conjunction with an on-board computer to regulate engine thrust, up-and-down movement, and right-and-left movement. Tail fin operation will be controlled by a joystick device. These advancements result in more precise operation of the airship while in flight, on landing, and on take off. In addition, the new airship has a top speed of 73 miles per hour, compared to the current maximum of approximately 50 miles per hour giving the blimp greater range to cover more events.
HELLO, My Name Is...
Every Goodyear blimp needs a name and, once again, the company is inviting the public to participate in a Goodyear Name the Blimp contest. Entrants over 18 years of age in the United States and Washington, DC can submit a name for the new blimp by visiting Goodyear.com/NametheBlimp or Facebook.com/GoodyearBlimp. One name will be chosen from the entries and the contest winner will join the Goodyear Blimp for a day of airship activities. In addition, nine runner-up winners will receive a set of Goodyear tires. The contest opens on Friday, March 14 at 9 a.m. EST and will close on Friday, April 4.
This will be only the second blimp in history to get its name from a consumer naming contest. The first contest was held in 2006 and featured more than 20,000 unique names. The winning name, Spirit of Innovation, was given to the airship that now operates from Pompano Beach, Fla.
Full contest rules, format, and entry form can be found at Goodyear.com/NametheBlimp.
K-class Blimps: Color and B&W Archival Footage via the National Archives
This is a series of silent films shot by the US Navy that feature the K-class Blimp. Most were shot in the 1940s. Below is the archive number, and whatever caption or shot list included on the National Archives site. I've tweaked the images slightly for brightness and contrast. All are 640x480 (aka SD) resolution.
The still images, available on the Naval History and Heritage Command webpage, were cropped and color corrected by me.
For more on the K-class and it's history, check out:
Opening Image Catalog #: 80-G-K-13315
428.NPC.1625 - 2/24/1944- 2/28/1944 - Blimp Carrier Landing Operations: 1) GV Giraud & K-type gondola on field. 2) GV K-type blimp takes off, blimps BG. 3) SCU Pilot, radioman, observer. Rudderman 4) GV K-ship settles to carrier deck. 5) HS Ground crew haul on lines. LS K-ship over CVE. lands. 6) MS Tilt, gondola settles to deck. 7) MS Crew at positions in gondola, crew secures lines. 8) SCU Deck crew gases blimp. AVO K-ship takes off. 9) GV CVE carrier deck, thru gondola on take off. 10) MS Gondola takes off. MS-Pan Officers on CVE bridge, K-ship BG, signal flags.
Image Catalog #: 80-G-K-2448
428.NPC.16050 - 8/13/1942 - Constructing Navy Blimps, Akron, Ohio: 1) MS Men work on blimps. 2) MS Blimp leaves field. 3) MS Men wheel K-type blimp on to field. 4) AV Blimp in air over rivers, etc.5) MS Gondola on truck is brought to hangar. 6) MS Blimp in hangar. 7) MS-CU Women work on canvas bag. 8) MCU Women & man sew canvas. 9) LS Women walk over bag to take out air. 10) LS Bag is filled with air. 11) MCU Girls inspect bag for defects. 12) MCU Women paint bag. 13) MS-CU Men work on engine.14) CU Prop on engine. 15) MS Women with lights get inside bag & test for defects.
Image Catalog #: 80-G-K-2448
428.NPC.1832 - 12/14/1943 - Blimp Patrol Over Convoy, Drop Depth Charges on Suspected Submarines: 1) ACU Interior, helmsmen, mechanic, navigator-SV. 2) AVG Blimp over channel. AVO Shore line, city. 3) ACU Prop turns. ACU Interior, officer eats, radioman 4) AVL Blimp over water. SCU Officers, helmsman etc. 5) AVL-Pan DDs, APs, etc. CU Radioman & wheelman. 6) AVO DD. AVC Interior, navigator, CL & ships BG. 7) AVO AKs, oiler. AVO AK underway, wake. 8) AVL Blimp, AVC Manchecks instruments, radioman 9) AVH Depth charge leaves bay. AVO-Pan Charges explode. 10) AVH Charges dropped, burst. 11) AVO PC blimks, engine prop FG. AVH-Pan AKs, oiler. 12) AVL Convoy, underway, good night effect. 13) AVL Blimp underway, shadow on water, night effect.
428.NPC.1738 - March 1944 - Blimps in formations, NAS Moffett Field, California: 1) AVL-Pan 9 or 10 blimps L-type in flight. 2) AVG 9 or 10 L-type blimps in formation-SV. 3) LS L-1 on landing approach. 4) AVG 9 L-ships in V formation -SV.
Image Catalog #: 80-G-K-2447
428.NPC.1626 - 2/24/1944 - 2/28/1944 - Blimp Carrier Landing Operations:
1) LA Blimp airborne. 2) HA Motor whale boat coming alongside ship. 3) MS Gondola (blimp) released from deck of carrier.4) MS Same as above. 5) MCU Propellor turning; personnel working around blimp in bg. 6) MS Gondola of blimp; pilot inside.7) MS Motor whale boat in water. 8) MLS Gondola with lines running down to ship; blimp coming in for landing. 9) LS Blimp coming in for landing; personnel making ready to secure lines from blimp; man with white flag showing wind direction. 10) MS Same as above. 11) MS PAN Blimp; personnel working around lines; blimp takes off. 12) LS Blimp airborne; mountain range faintly visible in bg. 13) HA MS Bow of motor whale boat, about to be hoisted aboard ship. 14) MS Blimp airborne; U. S. NAVY on side.15) MS Blimp airborne (SV). 16) MLS Crew members standing on deck of carrier. 17) MS Personnel grab anchoring lines as blimp comes in for landing. 18) MS Blimp taking off. 19) HA Blimp hovering over USS CHASER (CVE-10) in camouflage; mountain range in bg. 20) HA AV CVE underway; mountain in bg. 21) HA AV PAN from bow to stern of CVE underway; CVE is in battle dress. 22) HA AV Port side of CVE underway. 23) A-A Blimp following astern of CVE.
Image Catalog #: 80-G-K-4576
428.NPC.4135 - Mid to Late 1940s - Aerial Views of Convoy AKs, APs, BLIMP, CVL, Probably off New York:
1) AV AKs & APs underway in choppy sea-SV. 2) AV Blimp, AKs BG-SV. 3) AVM CVE-SV.
Image Catalog #: 80-G-K-3319-A
428.NPC.12118 - May 1945 - German Submarine (U-858) Surrenders near Cape May, N.J. - 1) LS DD alongside German submarine; blimp overhead (SV) 2) MS Submarine with U.S. flag flying on conning tower; men on deck (SV). 3) Submarine under tow by tug; blimp overhead. MS Coast Guard patrol boat.
IWM footage of HMA R101 being attached to her mooring mast
October 1st 1930, R101 is brought out of Shed 1 for the last time and attached to the mooring mast. Later this very day she would take off for her 24/hr test flight, only to have it cut to just 17.
A few days later, on October the 4th she would set off to India via Ismailia. A short while later, in the early hours of October the 5th she would be a burnt out wreck in a French field with 48 officers and men dead and only 6 survivors.