“Plucked Out Of The Clouds And Dashed Against The Sea“ (1933)

Full title reads: “America. ’Plucked out of the clouds and dashed against the sea.’ Loss of the ’Akron’ world’s mightiest Dirigible and 73 lives - largest loss of life in air history - stuns the nation!“ United States of America (USA). Shots of the Akron airship in flight. Shots of the smaller J-3 airship taking off. (Voiceover continues as pictures cut out - the J3 was flying off to search for survivors from the Akron when it too crashed). Shots of survivors being brought ashore. Interview with officer - one of the three survivors of the Akron accident. FILM ID:703.2 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),