| SHENANDOAH Giant American airship survives a trip in bad weather - a look at some of the damage. | ||
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| Catalog #: | 241262 | |
| Clip Number: | 241262-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1052 | |
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| Location: | Lakehurst, New Jersey | |
| Year Shot: | 1924 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Air Crashes LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New Jersey TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Airship (Dirigible) | |
| Description: | MISSING 4/5/2007 See also catalog # 521804 The SHENANDOAH - America's giant airship - triumphs in epic battle with the elements - returning safe after 8 hours adrift in violent storm. Lakehurst, New Jersey United States of America. Low angled L/S of a giant airship flying over a field. M/S of the airship hovering close to a big radio mast - it has the letters, 'ZR-1' painted on its side. Low angle shot of a man standing on a large cylinder at the top of the mast, he turns a wheel at the top to reel in a rope attached to the airship. M/S of the airship 'mooring' the top of the mast. L/S, from ground level, of the airship attached by its nose to the mast. L/S of the radio mast taken from ground level. M/S of the top of the mast. "The Shenandoah had been attached to mast for 3 days in 7-day trial to test efficiency of mooring device". M/S of the top of the mast. Flash frame of intertitle. L/S of the airship moored to the top of the mast. L/S of the moored airship from another angle. "Close-ups show cables at top of mast, designed to hold ship snug and fast. (It was not cable, but nose of ship itself that gave way)". Brief L/S of airship, flash frame of intertitle. C/U of the man reeling in the rope at the top of the mast. M/S of the nose of the airship tied to the mast. "The relief night-watch, crossing from mast to ship over aerial gangway". L/S of men climbing out from the top of the mast, along a plank and inside the nose of the ship. C/U of the men's feet walking down the plank into the nose of the airship. "After her 9-hour fight in darkness and storm, the Shenandoah is safely secured in hangar. Her huge bulk bears a few scars". Panning shot along the length of the airship inside the hanger, it has the words, 'U.S. Navy' painted on it. "Her crippled nose ..." C/U of the ship's nose - the fabric around the tip has been torn, it looks slightly dented. C/U of the hole in the nose. "The rudders ..." Various shots of the rudders - they appear to have been ripped to shreds, the internal frame is visible. "The crew - who are receiving congratulations for duty well-done ..." M/S of the crew outside the hangar, they appear to be posed for a group photograph and seem in quite high spirits. The crew comprises off officer-types in smart uniforms and less high ranking men in white caps. | |
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