"K" TYPE BLIMP CARRIER LANDING OPERATIONS Part 3

Description

1) LA Blimp airborne.2) HA Motor whale boat coming alongside ship.3) MS Gondola (blimp) released from deck of carrier.4) MS Same as above.5) MCU Propellor turning; personnel working around blimp in bg.6) MS Gondola of blimp; pilot inside.7) MS Motor whale boat in water.8) MLS Gondola with lines running down to ship; blimp coming in for landing.9) LS Blimp coming in for landing; personnel making ready to secure lines from blimp; man with white flag showing wind direction.10) MS Same as above.11) MS PAN Blimp; personnel working around lines; blimp takes off.12) LS Blimp airborne; mountain range faintly visible in bg.13) HA MS Bow of motor whale boat, about to be hoisted aboard ship.14) MS Blimp airborne; "U. S. NAVY" on side.15) MS Blimp airborne (SV).16) MLS Crew members standing on deck of carrier.17) MS Personnel grab anchoring lines as blimp comes in for landing.18) MS Blimp taking off.19) HA Blimp hovering over USS CHASER (CVE-10) in camouflage; mountain range in bg.20) HA AV CVE underway; mountain in bg.21) HA AV PAN from bow to stern of CVE underway; CVE is in battle dress.22) HA AV Port side of CVE underway.23) A-A Blimp following astern of CVE.24) MLS Motor launch near wing of PB2Y, which is nea sunken in water.25) MS Wreckage in water; control tower of airstrip in bg.26) MS PB2Y in water; salvage boat and motor launch in fg.27) LS Wreckage in water; PB2Y in bg; land in far bg.28) MS Bow of motor launch near wreckage of PB2Y; balloon in air near scene.29) MS PB2Y wreckage being raised from water; motor launch in bg.30) MS Wings and portion of fuselage out of water.31) MLS Same as above (SV).

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities