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USS Akron w/ Bi-Plane; Graf Zeppelin, LZ-127, Arrival

Reel Number: 220877-07

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1928

Country: USA

Location: Lakehurst,Naval Air station,New Jersey

TC Begins: 10:43:52

TC Ends: 10:57:40

Duration: 00:13:48

USS Akron w/ Biplane; Graf Zeppelin, LZ-127, Arrival Biplane approaches, hooks on to trapeze of USS AKRON. 10:46:41 Title: 1928 At Lakehurst - Airship and Other Activities, Part 3 10:47:08 Bow "Graf Zeppelin" spectators etc. (near dark) 10:47:32 CU Damaged fin & repairing it in hangar. Good shots scaffold like structure. 10:49:30 Graf Zeppelin is walked toward hangar. Hugo Eckner, Rosendahl, Lady Drummond Hay. Carl Weigan exit control car (dark). 10:50:43 US Dirigible (?). approaches, drops cable, crew runs w/ line. Control car touches ground. Hangar doors open, blimps, enter etc. & men run around (stop motion scenes). Speeded up sequence showing various blimps in and out of hangars. 10:52:40 MS Hugo Eckener is interviewed (MOS) (static and dark.). Crowds view Zeppelin, crew exits control car. Sailor helped into gondola by crew member. MS Graf Zeppeli" in flight. MS Men walk beside control car. Graf Zeppelin in flight; passes over hangar & camera. 10:55:36 CU & MS Riding out gear - moving on rails Transportation; Airships; 1930s; 1920s; 1928; LTA; Zeppelin; Dirigible;

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