Sky ships: a history of the airship in the United States Navy [25th anniversary edition] 9781612519012, 1612519016

Establishing an air station -- The USS Shenandoah and the early years -- The USS Los Angeles: training and experimentati

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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 USS Macon --
Lakehurst: international airport --
Preparations for war --
The war years --
Postwar progress --
End of the program --
Afterword --
Appendixes --
A. Commanding officers, NAS Lakehurst (1921-62) --
B. Performance and other data for U.S. Navy airships (1915-61) --
U.S. Navy lighter-than-air headquarters and facilities, Second World War --
Memorandum on status of lighter-than-air --
E. Postwar airship deliveries to the U.S. Navy --
F. Last airships in the U.S. Navy aircraft inventory.

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