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Video Thursday: Navy Airships And Aircraft
Posted: Jul 28, 2011Today is Video Thursday and we’ll take a look at the Navy’s airship history and the aircraft that accompanied them. This first clip shows rare footage of the Vought UO-1 […]
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Father Of Naval Aviation Killed In Crash Of The Akron, 04 April 1933
Posted: Apr 04, 2011The Father of Naval Aviation, Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, boarded USS Akron on the evening of 03 April 1933 along with his aide, Commander Henry Cecil, the commanding officer […]
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USS Akron Commissioned 1931
Posted: Oct 27, 2010USS Akron was commissioned at Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey, on 27 October 1931. She was 785 feet in length and weighed 242,356 pounds. The ZRS-4 was built in 1931 […]