Sister Ship of Lost Akron is Tested

Issue No.

225

Date Released

25 Sep 1933

Stories in this Issue:

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
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