World’s Biggest Airship Lost

Series

Series Name

Pathe Super Sound Gazette

Issue

Super Issue No.

33/28

Date Released

6 Apr 1933

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Cheers All the Way!
2. 2Holy Year Inaugurated
3. 3World’s Biggest Airship Lost
4. 4Germany’s Second Pocket Battleship Named
5. 570,000 Vehicles Daily and Not One Traffic Policeman!
6. 6The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
7. 7A Ducal Romance
8. 8The Last Rugger International

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 8

Summary

The mighty "Akron", pride of the US Navy crashes into sea with 77 on board.

Keywords

Navy; Accidents and disasters; Military

Locations

United States of America

Footage sources

Pathe News America

Length of story (in feet)

37

Story extras:

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Notes

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