USA: Airship ’Los Angeles’ landing on the stern of USS Saratoga (1928)

GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit On January 27, 1928 in an experiemental fleet exercise, the rigid airship Los Angeles (ZR-3) moored to USS Saratoga’s stern transferred passengers and took on fuel and stores. Full Description: USA: Newport: Rhode Island EXT Battle cruiser USS Saratoga (CV-3) / Rigid airship ’Los Angeles’ in the air and moored to the stern of the Saratoga / ’Los Angeles’ lowering onto deck / ’Los Angeles’ drops water ballast and sailors run to avoid it / Naval personnel and Airship on deck of Saratoga / Airship leaving deck of Saratoga SLATE: Dirigible Los Angeles in thrilling landing on deck of Saratoga ’Los Angeles’ airship flying over buildings / Saratoga at sea / Aerial views ’Los Angeles’ in flight / Pan Saratoga SLATE: Official pictures of the record feat - photographed and censored by the Navy Airship ’Los Angeles’ in flight SLATE: Water ballast is dropped. Airship in flight Background: On January 27, 1928 in an experiemental fleet exercise, the rigid airship Los Angeles (ZR-3) moored to USS Saratoga’s stern transferred passengers and took on fuel and stores. FILM ID: VLVA3B1W562IJLP5GTRKWFUCYGAK3 To license this film, visit Archive: Reuters Archive managed by: British Pathé