Videos of Nanships Landing and Taking Off (1954 - 56).

These short videos were exported and converted from a VHS tape sent to me by Joe Steber in 1997. (See his letter.) It has taken me until now (Aug. 2009) to get the technology together to convert the format, change from analog to digital, and to make these videos available on my website with something called an embedded .flv player. If you have fast Internet access and relatively up-to-date system you should be able to see the videos. NOTE: You may get an ALERT notice to update your Flash player. That takes only a couple minutes if you follow the directions for downloading and installing it. After the install you can enjoy this rare slice of aviation history of the ZPG-2N, "Nanships".
Click the small triangle at bottom left side of each video screen to start movie.

Nanship Leaving Hangar and Taking Off (Color 3:23)


Nanship Landing (Color 2:26)


Nanship Landing and Masting (B&W 2:22)


Taking Off Into the Fog (B&W 1:39)

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