Ilmalaiva Graf Zeppelinin käynti Helsingissä 24.IX 1930 1930

Overview

In 1930, the 225-meter-long airship D-LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin visited Finland. It was supposed to land in Viikki, but strong winds prevented the attempt. The event was a news sensation that mobilized photographers, filmmakers and tens of thousands of viewers. Jäger and Ekebom shot an intense short film, the first part of which follows the gathering of a huge crowd at the landing site. When the landing itself was not successful, the film captured impressive scenes of the airship's massive figure mov