Large number of ground crewmen surround forward cabin of LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin airship and maneuver it towards mooring tower. Men on the tower secure the airship to the mooring mast. German police and soldiers grasp lines from the airship to stabilize it. The Graf Zeppelin airship in flight over power lines in Germany.
Hugo Eckener and other officials step down stairs from LZ-127. They are surrounded by uniformed Army officers and personnel. A technicial in lab coat carries a large microphone to set up. Later, Hugo Eckener climbs back stairs where he talks to persons gathered about and gestures.
LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin airship in flight. Parachutist seen descending beneath the airship. Dr. Hugo Eckener exits from LZ-127 after landing. A technician sets a large microphone in place on a tripod. Hugo Eckener is welcomed by military officials and other dignitaries. Hugo Eckener at exit door of LZ-127. Spectators stand beside the cabin of the airship. Soldiers and a photographer stand near the rear gondola of LZ-127. A single large propeller is seen on the gondola.
First test of a precursor to the Mirak rocket in Germany. Diagram of the so-called Achenstaber rocket.. Rocket pioneer, Klaus Riedel, and an associate, hold the long slender rocket. A barn with sandbagged window is seen behind them. The men lower the rocket through guidance brackets in a wooden pole. The rocket fuse is ignited and the rocket rises fairly high into the sky but tilts over and dives, crashing into the ground. Riedel and associates stand near a truck carrying metal framework designed to guide a rocket.
A U.S. Navy C-type or C-class blimp number C-7 takes off. A manned kite balloon is tested, floating above a U.S. Navy ship at sea. Sailors aboard a ship. An observation balloon towed by the stern of a battleship. U.S. Navy rigid airship USS Los Angeles leaves a large hangar. A Navy mechanic oils part of the airship's mechanisms during flight. USS Shenandoah airship in flight. USS Shenandoah airship (ZR-1) moored to mooring tower on the stern of the USS Patoka replenishment oiler ship. USS Los Angeles (ZR-3) airship leaves Friedrichshafen, Germany, where it was built as part of World War 1 war reparations, and is seen bound for New York as German crowd on the ground waves. Views from the USS Los Angeles in flight. U.S. President Coolidge and first lady Mrs. Grace Goodhue Coolidge stand by USS Los Angeles upon its arrival in the United States.
Hugo Eckener and other officials seated around table and having drinks. Officials converse with each other. LZ-127 officer, Ernst Lehman, in uniform, bends over to speak with Dr. Eckner. Close views of Hugo Eckener talking with officials. Crowd in the background includes German policemen. Brief view of the Graf Zeppelin airship on the ground.
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