The Hindenburg
Movie (1975)
French title : L'odyssée du Hindenburg
Starring:
George C. Scott (Col. Franz Ritter)
Anne Bancroft (Ursula, The Countess)
William Atherton (Boerth)
Roy Thinnes (Martin Vogel)
(Synopsis:)
Montgolfière Le Réveillon
Robert Frères-Jacques Charles Charlière Ballon Dihydrogène
First manned hydrogen balloon flight on December 1, 1783 by Jacques Charles and Nicolas-Louis Robert.
Locomotive Aérostatique Petin à Double Plans de Suspension Stable.
Or the "new-born banana split with four scoops" according the narrator.
Henri Giffard Ballon captif à vapeur (1878)
"In the Gay Nineties, ballooning really got off the ground."
Santos Dumont No 1
First cigar shaped airship.
August Von Parseval No 1 Drachen (1906)
David Schwarz Airship
Thomas Baldwin California Arrow
Santos Dumont No 9
Made numerous successful ascents over Paris; landed on June 23rd, 1903, on the Champs-Elysees. Named also "La Balladeuse".
Julliot-Surcouf semi-rigid dirigible Le Jaune
The "semi-ridged airship with a light metal frame supported by...oops!".
Built by Surcouf but designed by Julliot, "Le Jaune" (The Yellow) flew in 1903.
Clément-Bayard No 1 Dirigible
Unidentified Airship
Zeppelin C Class
In 1908, probably the Zeppelin LZ 4.
Unidentified Zeppelin
Zeppelin LZ 18 (L 2)
Zeppelin of I Class.
Zeppelin P Class
Probably L12 (LZ 43) or L13 (LZ 45).
Zeppelin LZ 10 Schwaben
Second of the three Zeppelin of F Class built.
Same aircraft in other movies at Frequently Seen Aircraft (Others).
Zodiac XII Spiess
French designer Joseph Spiess registered a trademark for his dirigible in 1873. It took nearly forty years before he could build it with his own funds (manufactured by Société Zodiac) and offered it to the French Army in January 1913. France discovered then that it's design was more effective than claimed by it's designer.
Same footage seen in another movie at Frequently Seen Aircraft (Others).
Zeppelin ZR-3 USS Los Angeles
Zeppelin LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin
Registration D-LZ127.
Same type also seen in other movies at Frequently Seen Aircraft (Others).
Zeppelin LZ 130 Graf Zeppelin II
The font is shown.
Registration D-LZ130.
Hispano HA-1112-M1L Buchon
Registered as N109ME in 1975.
Acting as a Bf 109 B of the Condor Legion coming straight from Spain, a ferry flight over France unable to the Messerschmitt without refueling.
Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10/U4
Despite the action taking place in 1937, the paint scheme and commanding chevrons are those used over the Russian sector in mid 1942.
Francesco Lana de Terzi's Flying Boat Concept
Seen on the wall of the Hindenburg's smoking room.
Nobile N-1 Norge
Seen on the wall of the Hindenburg's smoking room.
Zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg
Same type also seen in other movies at Frequently Seen Aircraft (Others).
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