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The Rise and Fall of America’s Flying Battleships
The U.S. Navy once bet big on airships, believing they could serve as flying aircraft carriers. The USS Akron and Macon were ...
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Akron-class
What You Need to Know: The Akron-class airships, Akron and Macon, represented the pinnacle of rigid airship design and were the U.S. Navy’s only flying aircraft carriers. Built by Goodyear ...
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One By One: A Brief History Of The US Navy's 5 Airships
The ZR-2 does not have a proper US Navy name because it crashed before entering into US Navy service, and why many sources say the US Navy only had four great airships. The USS Akron was the lead ...