Graf Zeppelin - Maiden Flight (1938)

Germany. Various shots of the new airship, Graf Zeppelin, being brought out of a hangar and taking off on her first test flight. Commentator says this airship is to take the place of the Hindenburg. Eerie shots of the airship flying very low over a field - a woman with a dog stands watching - and at a greater height, drifting through the mist. Note: shots are quite fuzzy; commentary suggests it was not very good weather that day! This was the Graf Zeppelin II, but was apparently always referred to as the Graf Zeppelin. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.