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First Pictures Of The Navy Airship USS Akron

Public Domain Stock Footage First Pictures Of The Navy Airship USS Akron

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keywords: us navy, uss akron, airship, dirigible, blimp

Synopsis: Built by the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corp the naval patrol airship USS Akron is the largest helium-filled rigid airship ever built in America...(read more)

  • Date: 1931
  • Duration: 00:01:02
  • Sound: Yes
  • Color: Monochrome
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: United States

First Pictures Of The Navy Airship USS Akron

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First Pictures Of The Navy Airship USS Akron

First scenes of Akron, largest helium-filled rigid Navy airship ever built in America. The Naval patrol airship USS Akron (ZRS-4) was built by the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation in Ohio. The designer was Karl Arnstein, a German airship engineer.