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LIGHTER THAN AIR & AIRSHIPS
Videos are available in VHS video
Pal Format and DVD (region 1 US and Canada) format. The
products will be shipped from the USA and delivered to
your door by the US based company "Historic Aviation".
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 $29.95 |
The Hindenburg
- VHS Video
This is the complete story of the world's largest
airship, from the struggles of its visionary creator,
Count Zeppelin, to the theory that a bomb caused its
destruction. Includes a minute-by-minute account of
the catastrophe, rare film footage of the opulent
craft and its upper-class passengers, and the complete
radio broadcast that informed the world of the calamity
as it happened. This is the first in-depth look at
the disaster that shocked a nation- and ended the
age of the airship forever. Approx. 100 min. |
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The Flying Carriers
Airship History Series
- VHS Video
What a find! This two-hour long video focuses on the
USS Akron and the USS Macon, two lighter-than-air
ships that were built for the U.S. Navy in the late
1920s and early 1930s. You'll see construction, testing,
operational service... and wreckage, too, as both
ships met unfortunate ends. Perhaps most incredible
is the air launching and recovery of early fighter
planes from these massive airships - truly designed
as aircraft carriers in the sky! 110 min., VHS. |
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Modern Marvels:
Airships - VHS
Video
The story of the inventors and innovations
behind these fascinating flyers. Discover what distinguishes
a blimp from a balloon from a zeppelin, find out
how the lessons learned during the heyday of lighter-than-air
travel are sewing the seeds for a renais-sance today
and go aboard the new breed of Zeppelin that is
once again taking to the skies. Filled with archival
footage, expert interviews and up-close looks at
famous airships, this is a journey through the history
of the largest machines ever to take flight. 50
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Weapons at War:
Airships - VHS Video
From bombing runs to high-flying spy balloons,
see how airships affected WWI. Trace the remarkable
advances that made them among the most sophisticated
aircraft during the years between the wars. See rare
footage of the USS Los Angeles, which the U.S. hoped
to use as an airborne aircraft carrier, and see how
Germany deployed its Zeppelins as part of the Nazi
war machine. From the birth of aviation to the death
of a dream, this is the compelling story of airships
at war. 50 min. |
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National Geographic:
Hindenburg's Fiery Secret
- VHS Video
Including rare, never-before-released footage, this
video features amazing images onboard Hindenburg,
incredible first-hand accounts from crash witnesses
and survivors, and new scientific evidence from a
former NASA engineer whose research reveals what may
have actually caused the fireball that killed 36 passengers
and crew members. See the unforgettable story of heroes
and horror, and the end of history's golden age of
passenger airships. 60 min. |
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$29.9 |
Airship History Series:
The American Zeppelins
- VHS Video
The 1920s saw bold innovations in aeronautics as the
Europeans built a fleet of rigid airships. This video
tells the story of how the United States tried to
keep up, first by trying to purchase airships overseas,
then by building the "USS Shenandoah," a
copy of a German Zeppelin. Finally, war reparations
enabled the U.S. to purchase the "USS Los Angeles,"
the most successful U.S. airship, serving as aeronautic
test bed, observatory, naval scout and flying aircraft
carrier. 90 min. |
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Lighter than Air History:
The Rigid Airships - VHS
Video
From conception to first flight, from tragedy to triumph,
this riveting documentary explores the early airships
and their place as a catalyst for world travel from
the 1920s-1940s. Originally designed to inform the
public and promote peacetime use of these airships,
this film features rare live footage capturing the
behemoths taking flight, while the crash of the Hindenburg
shows the literal and figurative demise of this commercial
transport mode. 42 minutes. |
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USS Los Angeles
- VHS Video
The Most Successful Rigid Airship of the U.S. Navy.
When built, the USS Los Angeles ZR-3 was the largest
and most advanced airship in the world. A flying laboratory,
the airship tested water recovery equipment, navigation
and radio apparatus, and mechanical ground handling
equipment. This collection of newsreel footage shows
the Los Angeles in action - in flight, at mooring
circles, in research operations and on other exciting
missions. Approximately 60 minutes, B&W, silent. |
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Rigid Airship Construction
- VHS Video
See the amazing U.S. military airships being built!
This film is mostly raw footage of the USS Los Angeles,
USS Akron and USS Macon under construction, with very
little editing done. Approximately one hour. |
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Navy Blimp Training
- VHS Video
This video presents some of the best airship training
films ever produced by the U.S. Navy. Includes Lighter-Than-Air
Training of 1945; The Airship; Fundamental Principles
and Operation of 1950; and Airship Ground Handling
of 1957. B&W and color. |
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U.S. Army Lighter-than-Air
- VHS Video
This collection of newsreel and official Army films
covers the ill-fated Roma; the semi-rigid RS-1 and
its visit to Ford in Michigan; the only known footage
of Army "hook-on" experiments and spy basket
tests; the last two powered airships - the TC-13 and
TC-14; and observation balloons. B&W. |
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LZ-129 Hindenburg
- VHS Video
The Most Famous Airship of All Time. Containing newsreels,
outtakes, company films and private motion pictures,
this collection features the Hindenburg in all of
its finest moment - including rare footage in South
America - with only one minute of footage of the ship's
final flight. B&W, 60 minutes. |
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Graf Zeppelin LZ-127
- VHS Video
Probably the most accomplished airship of all time,
the famous LZ-127 benefited from both experienced
operators and its gaseous fuel known as Blaugas, which
gave it the greatest range of any of its contemporaries,
even the larger LZ-129. Here, see the LZ-127 in all
its glory in newsreels, outtakes, company films and
private motion pictures of the "Aerial Globe
Trotter." B&W silent film, 60 minutes. |
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Airship Propaganda
- VHS Video
Containing three classic airship films, this video
captures the best efforts to "Keep America First
in the Air." The Story of the Airship features
Army blimps including the spy-basket equipped TC-13,
the semi-rigid RS-1 and the USS Macon. Blimps Go to
Town highlights the Navy's entire 1937 airship fleet.
Finally, Blimp Patrol, produced in Brazil, shows blimps
in combat and rescue. B&W silent and narrated
film, approximately 60 minutes. |
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What Happened to the
Hindenburg? - VHS
Video
Secrets of the Dead
The disintegration of the Hindenburg in 1937 is one
of the most famous disasters of the 20th century.
The accident that ended the golden age of airships
is generally attributed to the ignition of hydrogen
gas used for lift. Here, Addison Bain, a retired NASA
scientist and hydrogen specialist, sets out on a personal
quest of theorizing and experimentation to prove that
the Hindenburg's real flaw was only skin deep. 1 hour.
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History Undercover:
Airship Disasters - VHS Video
Author William F. Althoff sheds light on the
history of airships in the military, from the 1919
creation of an airship base to the fallout from the
USS Akron disaster in 1933, which led to the end of
America's attempts to deploy rigid airships militarily.
Filled with interviews with survivors of the Akron,
rare footage and extensive photos of ships such as
the Los Angeles, Shenandoah and Macon, this is a fascinating
ride back in time. 50 minutes. |
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Airship History Series:
Airships Fight a Cold War
- VHS Video
The decision to retain airships in the U.S. Navy following
WWII returned old K-ships to duty and inspired development
of the more capable tri-tail ZS2G-1 and the larger
"Nan" generation, including the ZPN-1, the
ZPG-2 and the ZPG-3W. See the triumphs and tragedies
of these airships from 1945-1962 and also learn of
current plans to return airships to Naval service.
B&W and color; 110 minutes. |
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Airship History Series:
The Blimp Goes to War... Again - VHS Video
Never before has such a visual feast of WWII U.S.
Navy lighter-than-air operations been assembled. Through
very rare footage, the anti-submarine warfare role
of the non-rigid airship in the U.S. is detailed from
the 1930s to the conclusion of the war. You'll see
construction of the fleet of K-type airships and the
huge hangar facilities surrounding the country as
the U.S. built a "helium umbrella." A great
look at an under-told story. 90 min., VHS. |
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