Zeppelins and Dirigibles Film Clips
ZMC-2: The First All Metal Airship (Literary Digest, 1929)
1929 saw the creation of the U.S. Navy airship ZMC-2, the first metal dirigible (aluminum alloy) of its kind:"Heretofore, the trend in dirigible construction has been toward larger and longer ships; the egg-shaped ZMC-2 can withstand the buffeting of the winds much better than her larger and more unwieldy sister ships." Built by the Aircraft Development Corporation (Detroit), ZMC-2 was in use by the U.S. Navy until her retirement, in 1941.
| The Loss of the Macon and It's Aftermath (Literary Digest, 1935)
"Just before dark, the $2,450,000 "Macon" had lurched crazily and inexplicably skyward, then had settled stern first into the sea. All but the chief radio operator and a Filipino mess-boy among the eighty-three officers and men aboard had taken to rubber life boats and had been picked up by war ships on Maneuvers."
"All Congress needs to do is announce its refusal to condemn more American seamen to death; to declare that no more funds of American taxpayers will be squandered on these useless gas-bags."*Watch Newsreel Footage About the Airship "Macon"*
| What the British Knew About German Zeppelins (The New York Times, 1915)
Printed during the seventh month of the First World War, this is a collection of assorted musings that first appeared in The London Times involving what was known for sure regarding the subject of German zeppelins. In an attempt to understand the true speed, range and fuel capacity of a zeppelin, the author refers to a number of previous voyages that the airships were known to have made during the pre-war years. Concerns regarding the amount of ammunition that could have been carried is also mentioned.*A Newsreel About the Destruction of Zeppelin L31 and the Burial of It's Crew*
| A Zeppelin Under Attack (L'Illustration, 1917)
Two illustrations from a French magazine that depict the artist's understanding of the frantic life on board a zeppelin that is under attack from enemy aircraft.*Watch a Film Clip About the German Zeppelin Raids on Britain*
| Zeppelin Diagram (L'Illustration, 1917)
A schematic plan of a German World War One Zeppelin that illustrates the airship's bombay, crew qurters and gondola.
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| The Interior of a Zeppelin's Gondola (L'Illustration, 1917)
A black and white photograph depicting the interior of a German zeppelin gondola. At the center of the image is the pilot's wheel and off to the right sits the zeppelin's bombsite.
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