"Graf Zeppelin" 1932

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Full title reads: "Hanworth Aerodrome. 'Graf Zeppelin' - arrives to take passengers on board for 24 hours cruise around Great Britain."

Hanworth Aerodrome, London.

The German Graf Zeppelin airship floats low above the ground. People are gathered below.

Shots of a group of...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
5137
Sort Number:
32/053
Time in/Out:
01:05:15:00 / 01:06:54:00
Canister:
32/53
Film ID:
683.05
Issue Date:
04/07/1932

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  • Seen here is footage of the Graf Zeppelin;s second visit to Hanworth aerodrome. It took place on 2 July 1932.

    See also clip 863.25, which shows the zeppelin's first visit to Hanworth in 1931.

    jamied 19th Jan 2013

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