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Ballooning, Blimps and Airship
The Producers of this program, Al and Dave Eicher, have spent 8 years researching historic events in Michigan and Ohio relating to man’s involvement in flight. Over 500 scenes were gathered from old photos, vintage movie films and artwork to build a timeline of events. The documentary covers the 19th century experiments, the Civil War, WWI and WWII. Movie footage of the Gordon Bennet Balloon Races show the WJR Radio Balloon and other Michigan Balloon entries. In 1998, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. commissioned the Eicher’s to produce a video documentary for their 100th Anniversary. Information was also found in more than 50 newspapers throughout Michigan and Ohio. This documentary also covers the history of the U.S. Navy’s Rigid Airships, the Akron, Macon, Los Angeles and the Shenandoah, plus the Hindenburg and the Graf Zeppelin, made in Germany. 42 minutes plus historic previews.
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