Akron - American Airship (1934)

Unused / unissued material - no paperwork - dates unclear or unknown United States of America. Aerial views as the tail of a massive airship emerges from its hanger. This is the US Navy Airship Akron. Views of the front of the dirigible in the hanger. More views of Akron as it emerges. Views of the Airship from the ground. Closer shots of the moving mooring mast that is towing the craft out of the hanger. The people running around on the ground give a scale to the massive craft. A Goodyear Blimp is seen in the air. More shots of Akron. Shots of members of the ground crew holding on to ropes to secure the balloon. FILM ID: 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 Grap