The Story of Atlantis Productions...
Way back when...there were just a few of the Hook-on Pilots left, we had a dream. A dream to tell their fascinating story to the world before there was no one left to tell it. A young man dragged his father, a retired pilot himself, to a reunion of Naval Airship Pilots and Crew in Pensacola, Florida. Admiral Simpler was there and the young man was enthralled when hearing the story of how a squadron of tiny airplanes "hooked-on" to a trapeze on the bottom of an airship two and half football fields long! So began a love affair with the big rigids. This website, which tells their story, through books and videos of these brave pilots and crew who flew the big rigids, those who built them and cared for them.
When you browse through these materials, you will be amazed at the incredible technology, some unduplicated today, that gave the world..... Airships.
Enjoy!
Richard Van Treuren
(I was that young man)
New Books We are pleased to announce the publication of two new books. Airships VS Submarines is a 400 + page reference of parallel developments of the airship and submarine. Read an Excerpt By Richard G. Van Treuren USS Akron and USS Macon: An Engineering History of Fin Design. This excellent publication was written by Jeffrey Cook |
New Videos : Ensemble edits added to the list. USS Akron and USS Macon are two new DVDs added to the group of interesting, uncut raw footage compiled for the real Helium Head. This is the source material for The Flying Carriers. It includes more footage than we used, so there will be some new images to review. |
The 2010 Calendars are here! Beautiful full color photos of airships grace the pages and there is space to write down your important appointments. A few calendars from other years are also available. |
The Early Days is finally here! The latest chapter in the Airship History Series will make its debut about February 1st! 110 minutes of exciting color and B&W footage and stills. Available in DVD format. |