BBC - Reaching for the Skies (1987) Part 11 Lighter than Air

Reaching for the Skies

Reaching for the skies“ is unequivocally the best aviation documentary ever made in the history of film, and the history of flight. The series consists of 12 parts. The history is well researched; the narration is to the point, informative, and fascinating like flying itself. The story starts with Wright brothers' achieving what was impossible throughout known human history. The documentary covers all aspects of flying from the fastest, to the dangerous, to the most comfortable of aircraft. It is narrated by British actor Anthony Quayle and by Robert Vaughn for its American and International releases.

Part 11 Lighter than Air

Paris, November 1783 an awe-struck crowd in the Bois de Boulogne watched as a balloon built by Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier rose into the sky. Later, magnificent airships became luxurious liners of the skies. But the disasters of the R101 and the Hindenburg brought this chapter to a fiery end.

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