The Hindenburg
Movie (1975)
Starring:
George C. Scott (Col. Franz Ritter)
Anne Bancroft (Ursula, The Countess)
William Atherton (Boerth)
Roy Thinnes (Martin Vogel)
(Synopsis:)
Montgolfière Le Réveillon
Ballon Dihydrogène Robert Frères-Jacques Charles Charlière
First manned hydrogen balloon flight on December 1, 1783 by Jacques Charles and Nicolas-Louis Robert.
Giffard's Air Ship Project
The "new-born banana split with four scoops".
Giffard's Steam balloon (1878)
"In the Gay Nineties, ballooning really got off the ground."
Santos Dumont No 1
First cigar shaped airship.
Unidentified Aircraft
David Schwarz' Airship
Unidentified Aircraft
Santos Dumont No 6
Same balloon seen in other movies - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Semi-ridged airship
The "semi-ridged airship with a light metal frame supported by...oops!"
Dirigeable Clément-Bayard no 1
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 IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Zodiac XII Spiess
French designer Joseph Spiess registered a trade mark for his dirigible in 1873. It took nearly forty years before he could built with his own funds (manufactured by Société Zodiac) and offered it to the french army in january 1913. France discovered then that its design was more effective than claimed by its designer.
Same footage seen in another movie at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Zeppelin ZR-3 USS Los Angeles
Zeppelin LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin
Same type also seen in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Zeppelin LZ 130 Graf Zeppelin II
The font is shown.
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 is in 1937, the paint scheme and commanding chevrons are those used over the Russian sector in mid 1942 !
Zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg
Same type also seen in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
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