• Short Summary

    German voiceovered film about an Airship. Lucerne, Switzerland.

  • Description

    Unused / unissued material -

    German voiceovered film about an ASTRA Airship. Lucerne, Switzerland.

    Passengers boarding the cradle beneath the dirigible, the airship taking off, people in the cradle and aerial views from the airship during flight.

    Note: This clip was previously listed as "German Airship", but it seems to be a French airship, though in a German newsreel. jamied has left a comment identifying the airship as the "Ville de Lucerne".

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    1798.14
    Media URN:
    60592
    Group:
    Unissued unused
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    Sound:
    sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:00:39:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:23:37:00 / 01:24:16:00
    Canister:
    UN 1 E (J)

Comments (2)

  1. jamied says

    The title says "German Airship", but actually it was French, being manufactured by Societe Astra.

    The craft featured is the ASTRA airship called "Ville de Lucerne". We can be sure, therefore, that the location is Lucerne!

    The voiceover says that the year is 1910, which matches the launch date of July 1910 of this particular airship.

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  2. Unknown user says

    That's astonishingly useful jamied - thank you very much for dating this clip for us and providing the name of the airship - helpful research indeed.

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