BLIMP PATROL — Reel 2, Part 1 | The Archive Project

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This clip is Reel 2, Part 1 of a 6-part film. Watch from the beginning

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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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Motion Picture Films

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Date

1945-01-01

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3:25

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