First flight of the dirigible USS Akron from Lakehurst, New Jersey to Washington DC. Airship floats in air, U.S. navy symbol and Akron written on it. The cabin at the bottom of Akron. Buildings and Potomac River shoreline seen from it. Views as it flies over the National Mall, the White House, the Washington National Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Main Navy and Munitions Buildings, and several Potomac River Bridges including the Memorial Bridge. Empty land seen at Gravelly Point where National Airport was later built. Passengers in the dirigible looking out the windows at the sights below. Control room, navigation captain and crew members talk, including good views of the ship's captain, Lieutenant Commander Charles E. Rosendahl, U.S. Navy. A cook checks on roasts cooking in an oven. Airship flies directly over Washington Monument. Views of Union Station from the airship, and then views from directly over the U.S. Capitol. Many views of the airship in flight taken from an adjacent airship or plane. Views of another U.S. city on the east coast, and then views of the airship flying over Manhattan Island. New York City skyscrapers and skyline seen from the airship.
Apple Blossom Queen Feted in Striking Pageant. Apple Blossom time brings a turn out of a huge crowd in a striking pageant. A float parade is organized. The floats are elaborately decorated. Apple trees in blossom. The Queen of the Fete in a barge floats through a stream in the apple orchards. The Maids of Honor surround the royal barge.
The United States Navy's Akron, the world's largest dirigible flies over Washington DC, United States. View of Washington Monument beneath. Akron in flight with the fluttering American flag and the dome of U.S. Capitol in view. Views of the Akron over New York City. Chef inside the airship prepares food. Officers look at the buildings below, through the dirigible glass.
Maiden flight of United States airship Akron. C.E. Rosendahl along with the crew of Akron lined up with people in the background. USS Akron comes out of a hangar at Goodyear Zeppelin in Akron, Ohio on 23rd September, 1931. American flag at the nose of the airship. Airship lifts off and in flight. A sign on the ground reads ' Goodyear Zeppelin ' The airship returns after its trial flight.
United States submarine Nautilus O-12 (SS-73) in the Arctic region during its 1931 polar expedition. Submarine leaves the coast for the Arctic region. The submarine underway at sea. Naval artillery aboard the submarine. A woman and a dog aboard it. A ship underway at sea.
A Dornier DOX flying boat aircraft lands in New York, United States on August 5th, 1931. Dornier DOX flying boat in flight with the pilot at controls. A mechanic fixes up an engine while the flying boat is in flight. Passengers aboard the airborne plane. Passengers dance in the aircraft. Control room of the flying boat. Navigators at a plotting board. Flying boat flies over the Statue of Liberty. Chef prepares food aboard the luxury flying boat. People eat sandwiches. Aerial views of Manhattan. Flying boat comes in for landing on Hudson river. Flying boat on the river with buildings in the background. Two men raise a flag on the wing of DOX.
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