Sister Ship of Lost Akron is Tested

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
225
Date Released
25 Sep 1933
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sister Ship of Lost Akron Is Tested. DESCRIPTION: Mighty "Macon" undergoes trials in hooking auxiliary machine on board while flying at Lakehurst. SHOTLIST: Long shot of the airship outside hangar. Close elevated shot of ship along the top of the fuselage. Close shot of cabin set in plane. Close shot of the nose and mooring mast. Interior through cabin of pilot seated inside same. ‘Macon’ rising. Shot through derrick of airship proceeding over same. Interior of the steering gear with officer beside same. Close shot of the bi-plane in fight. Head-on shot of same. Close shot being hooked onto belly of airship. Close shot of officer using telephone. Interior shot of same. Plane drawn up to airship. Officer beside steering gear. Aerial view of landing equipment being brought out before landing. Shot along ship of American star on same. Close shot of mooring mast and nose of airship nearing same. Close shot of crew coming to door of ship and waving. Aerial of the "Macon" landing.
Keywords
Aviation; Aircraft; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
2592
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Sister Ship of Lost Akron is Tested', British Movietone News Issue No. 225, 25 Sep 1933. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/4395 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)