THE METAL CLAD AIRSHIP, ZMC-2 Part 4

Description

1) HA MCU Frame assembly under construction.2) MCU Ribs stacked prior to construction.3) MCU Man holding one of the rib sections to show lightness of material.4) MS Tail and end of blimp prior to complete construction.5) MCU Huge section of the blimp prior to complete construction (SV).6) MCU Two men riveting sections together.7) MCU Man's hands operating automatic riveting machine.8) CU Portion of the working mechanism of the riveting machine.9) MCU Man laying metal as the machine rivets the metal onto the framework of the blimp.10) MCU Two men operating riveting machine.11) CU Portion of the riveted section showing type work done.12) MCU Two engineers inspecting blimp.13) HA MS Soctions of the blimp prior to assembly.14) HA MS Overlooking incompleted blimp.15) LA MS Toward one of the sections.16) MS INTERIOR: One of the halves of the blimp being lowered from vertical to horizontal position prior to completion of the ship (SV).17) MS INTERIOR: Fully assombled blimp.18) MCU Control car being attached to the blimp (SV).19) LA MCU Two valves on the underside of the blimp just after the control car.21) MS Blimp being filled with helium.22) MS Several men controlling helium intake.23) MS Interior of blimp after inflation.1410 PROD: USS Bataan, CVL-29 : F&F CRASH LANDS AND BURNS ABOARD USS DATAAN, CVL-29 DATE: 1/12/441) MS Across the deek of the Bataan as an F6F lands; PAN of aireraft as it veers into a tractor, explodes, and begine to burn.2) MS Ship's crew fighting fire (SV).3) MCU Damage to aircraft.4) MCU Several men, covered with foam, looking at the aircraft.5) MCU Injured man lying on deek and being given first aid.6) MCU Injured man being earried away on stretcher.7) MCU Damage to aircraft.8) MS Crewmembers standing about the deek.9) MS Strain is put on line attached to tail section and the section is pulled completely off.10) MS Front portion and wings of aircraft.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities