 $24.95 |
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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$24.95 |
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. |
$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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$24.95 |
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. |
$19.95 |
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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