USS Akron in Flight
The ill-fated airship USS Akron (ZRS-4) was launched on August 8, 1931. Designed as a potential flying aircraft carrier, this reel of stock Navy footage includes scenes of the Akron launching and retrieving its complement of Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk “parasite fighters.”
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Dirigibles are awesome. You know- they’re lighter than air.
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How do airships work? Like...airplane? Wtf? Awesome though.
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USS Akron in Flight
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