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Sky ships : a history of the airship in the United States Navy /

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The complete saga of the United States Navy's nearly fifty years' involvement with airships, including the twenty-four-year period after the Hindenburg tragedy.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Althoff, William F.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Orion Books, ©1990.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
United States. > Navy > Aviation > History.
Airships > United States > History.
United States. > Navy.
Armed Forces > Aviation.
Airships.
United States.
Marine
Luftschiff
USA.
Geschichte
Airships > History > United States
United States / Navy > Aviation > History
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Establishing an Air Station
  • The USS Shenandoah and the Early Years
  • The USS Los Angeles: Training and Experimentation
  • The USS Akron and the USS Macon
  • Lakehurst: International Airport
  • Preparation for War
  • The War Years
  • Postwar Progress
  • End of the Program.