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Episode Three of the Airship History Series
Original motion pictures and stills focusing on the 1930s.
Hook-on experiments with Army non-rigids and ZR-3; development of the ZRS ships; construction, launching and operations of the USS Akron (ZRS-4) and USS Macon (ZRS-5) including most of the existent motion pictures of hook-on airplane operations. Construction and operation of the LZ-129 including the last flight.
Narrated by Richard G. Van Treuren. Musical soundtrack and some original sound.
B & W approx. 110 mins. DVD 20002d