World's Biggest Airship Lost! AKA Worlds… 1933

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Full title reads: "America. World's Biggest Airship Lost! The mighty 'Akron' pride of the U.S. Navy - crashes into sea with 77 on board."

United States of America (USA).

Various shots of the American Naval airship Akron at a mooring mast and in flight.

Aerial views of sea...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
6096
Sort Number:
33/028
Time in/Out:
01:11:28:00 / 01:12:36:00
Canister:
33/28
Film ID:
703.08
Issue Date:
06/04/1933

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