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A 785-Foot Airship Crashed on This Day in 1935. The Location of the Wreck Site Remained a Mystery for More Than 70 Years.
The USS Macon crash brought a quick end to the U.S. Navy’s vision of “flying aircraft carriers” powered by helium gas ...
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Restoration of Rare Airship Shines Light on WWII K-Ship Patrols
Moffett Field Historical Society is in the process of restoring the control car of a World War II-era K-class blimp.
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One By One: A Brief History Of The US Navy's 5 Airships
The USS Akron (and her sister ship, the USS Macon) were filled with helium. The USS Akron met the same fate that befell so many other rigid airships and was lost in a thunderstorm (off the coast ...