The American Zepplins

Part of the Airship History Series The 1920s saw bold innovations in aeronautics The Italians perfected their semirigid airships exploring the Artic The British sought to build an Empire in the Air by starting their own fleet The Germans rose from the ashes of World War I with the most successful airship ever built the LZ127 Graf Zepplin The Americans began by trying to purchase airships overseas Two proved disastrous Building a new industry the US Navy built a copy of a Zepplin and christened her USS Shenandoah the ZR1 This documentary covers the history of US airships