Aviation: First pictures made aboard ‘Hindenburg’ during maiden tour

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
357
Date Released
6 Apr 1936
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Reports: Empire Trophy Race
  2. 2Reports: Amy Mollison after her lost record
  3. 3Reports: Omdurman Memorial to Slatin Pasha
  4. 4Reports: New Viceroy sails
  5. 5Reports: Vesuvius protests against sanctions
  6. 6Police: Remarks by Barry Barnes
  7. 7Aviation: First pictures made aboard ‘Hindenburg’ during maiden tour
  8. 8Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: England v Scotland Match is drawn
  9. 9Boat Race Described by GO Nickalls

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 9
Section Title
Aviation
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Maiden Voyage of "Hindenburg". SHOTLIST: Hindenburg rising from mooring base. Close shot of man at control. Shadow of ship on the ground. Shot of Graf Zepp flying alongside. Aerial shot of Nuremberg. People looking out of the windows of the ship. Aerial of Tannenberg. Flag waved in tribute to President Hindenburg. Interior shots of Dining saloon and passengers dining. Cocktail bar and barman shaking cocktails, Polling booth. Controls shots. Aerial shots over Berlin, including Olympic Stadium and Brandenburg Gate on Unter Den Linden. Ground shots of the same gate. Various shots of the two ships in the air. Drop leaflets. People in crowd looking up at same, and waving. Aerial of Cologne and Cathedral. Airships over bridge over Rhine.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Food and cooking; Aviation; Aircraft; Communications; Photography
Locations
Germany; River Rhine
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
4378
Credits:
Commentator
Sir Malcolm Campbell
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
Film clip

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