Video Parts (6 across 2 reels)
This clip is Reel 1, Part 3 of a 6-part film. Watch from the beginning
BLIMP PATROL Reel 1 · Part 3
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U.S. Navy airships stationed in South America protect an allied convoy and demonstrate their other uses. Reel 1, the blimp patrol prepares for flight, passes over Rio de Janeiro, meets a convoy, and bombs a German submarine. Reel 2 shows how airships can be used for jungle rescue work. Several men are "rescued" by different techniques.
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Records of the Office of Inter-American Affairs
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1945-01-01
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3:35