Battleship of the Air

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

51

Date Released

24 Aug 1931

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Ulster Tt Thrills
2. 2Poseidon Crew Home
3. 3Champion Shows How
4. 4Trouble in Ireland
5. 5Battleship of the Air
6. 6Rally of Youth

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Summary

Great naval dirigible, 2 1/2 times bigger than Graf Zeppelin, is christened "Akron" by Mrs Hoover.

Keywords

Aviation; Navy; Military; Launchings

Locations

Ohio; Akron

Library number

424

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Name

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Notes

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