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Airship Reserve Story - Lakehurst, New Jersey

Public Domain Stock Footage Airship Reserve Story - Lakehurst, New Jersey

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keywords: us navy, lakehurst naval air station, airships, blimps, dirigibles, aerial footage

Synopsis: Unedited footage of US Navy Airships or Blimps operating out of Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey, launchings and landings with aerial footage...(read more)

  • Date: 1954
  • Duration: 00:12:28
  • Sound: No
  • Color: Monochrome
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: United States

Airship Reserve Story - Lakehurst, New Jersey

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Airship Reserve Story - Lakehurst New Jersey

00:00:05:04

Aerial view of NAS Lakehurst New Jersey. Air-to-air view of an N-Class blimp nickname Nan Ship non-rigid airship with two blimp hangars in far BG. More air-to-air views of blimps airships in flight.

00:01:16:21

View of the massive blimp hangar doors opening and a blimp being towed from hangar. Join The U.S. Naval Reserves. Be A Naval Aviation Cadet on side of blimp. Blimp being towed from hangar. Close-up of nose of blimp attached to mooring mast blimp mooring tower. Engine on a U.S. Navy blimp stats as crew prepares for launch. View from inside blimp airship as mooring mast is towed away. Point of view pov of airship pilot as blimp takes off under power. CU of blimp pilot and assistant pilot operating controls of blimp.

00:03:44:15

Aerial Footage Taken From Blimp: Commercial ship underway, Passenger liner and Staten Island ferry with Statue of Liberty in far BG, Bedloe's Island Re-named Liberty Island in 1966 and Statue of Liberty, skyline of New York City in 1954, Cargo ship entering port guided by tugboats, Another ship guided by a tugboat, helicopter in flight over ship. Hazy skyline shot of New York City, CU of Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island formerly Bedloe Island, New York City in far BG. Shadow of the blimp passing over Liberty Island. Aerial view of New Jersey coastline.

00:06:06:09

Blimp crewman uses optical equipment as a machine generates a graph. Several aerial views of submarine under power on surface. CU of blimp crewman using radio telegraphy to send a message. Blimp crewmen relaxing during flight.

00:07:29:12

View from behind the blimp pilot and assistant pilot. Point of view pov of blimp pilot landing a blimp. Blimp ground crewman attaching blimp to mooring mast or mooring tower. Several views of blimp mooring mast.

00:08:56:00

Lower portion of K-72 Patrol Airship ZNP-K Class Airship or dirigible followed by another airship in flight. Panning view of two airships on ground, two more in low flight. K-72 Patrol Airship being backed into hangar. Upward view of ground crewman climbing down mooring mast ladder; weighted bags attached to blimp mooring lines inside hangar. Ground view of blimp hangar with setting sun and a blimp in BG. Image of a vintage Bell helicopter in low flight, possibly a Bell model 30-1A.