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Lighter Than Air Operations, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J, 12/14/1943
About this film
Naval Photographic Center film #1831. National Archives description "1) GV Blimp over field, AV-Pan Installations, roads etc. 2) AVH Ground crew take positions. 3) GV Blimp lands, men drag on gondola. 4) AVG Gondola, crew pulls lines, blimp over hangar BG. 5) MS Blimp over field, crew pull on lines BG-SV. 6) MS Tilt-Man on mooring mast hooks blimp nose. 7) GV Blimp L19 takes off in steep ascent tower BG. 8) MS Blimp hovers over gr. crew. SCU Taxis, takes off-SV 9) GV 7 blimps in hangar-3Vs. 10) SCU WAVE & Lt. Cdr. in tower. Aerological instrument. 11) MS GV Blimp leaves hangar-3V, instructor, briefs crew. 12) MS Ordnancemen charge depth bombs-SV. 13) GV Blimp in hangar. SCU Lt. Cdr. & WAVE in tower. 14) GV Blimp towed on mooring mast. 15) GV MS Blimp, ground crew, taxis, takes off-SV." National Archives Identifier: 76222 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks.
Directors & creators
United States. Navy
Subjects
WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, Naval Air Station (Lakehurst, N.J.), Blimps, Airships, Dirigibles, World War II, Aviation Ground Crews, L-19 Airship
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