Last month a centennial went nearly without notice. On September 3, 1925 the US NAVY Airship USS Shenandoah crashed in Noble ...
From 1921 to 1935, the Navy maneuvered five lighter-than-air flying giants, with occasional visits to San Diego. But the ...
On Sept. 3, 1925, the airship Shenandoah ZR-1 — translated to “daughter of the stars” — crashed in three sections over Noble County, Ohio. Designated by the U.S. Navy as an aircraft for use in long ...
Introduction. End and Beginning -- Technical Decisions of High Consequence -- Preparations -- Bitter Spring -- Turning Tide -- Southern Squadrons -- Mediterranean Squadron -- Pacific Coast Operations ...
In the years between the world wars, the US Navy experimented with massive rigid airships as flying scout cruisers. These giants, like the USS Akron and USS Macon, carried their own fighter planes and ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The George Henry Mills Collection was ...
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The Forgotten U.S. Navy Airship Carriers: What Happened to America’s Sky-Faring Giants?
In the face of mounting tensions with Imperial Japan, the U.S. Navy experimented with an audacious new idea: airship carriers that could scout vast sections of the Pacific with ease. But despite the ...
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