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Old 25 April 2009, 04:08 PM   #2 (permalink)
Gregvan
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Hi Peter,

Thanks so much for posting these! I think we've discussed these 'unusual' Russian videos here on the froum before.

That VERY low-flying Zepp shows some distinct Jules Verne influence (and that weird U-Boat even more so!). I enjoyed the very boxy, un-streamlined (and apparently armored?) "sub-cloud car" from which two crew members drop some devastating hand-held bombs!! The real sub-cloud car (Spahkorb) was used by Army Zeppelins for observers to direct the airship while it remained hidden in the clouds above, and was quite streamlined (though it weighed half a ton). A better look at the Spahkorb is found, of course, in the classic "Hell's Angels".
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