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One By One: A Brief History Of The US Navy's 5 Airships
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 of New Jersey in 1933). This was the ...
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Flying Aircraft Carriers
What You Need to Know: Nearly a century ago, the U.S. Navy ventured into the skies with the Akron-class airships, USS Akron and USS Macon, pioneering the concept of flying... Summary and Key ...