[Thursday] Airship in Newport

[Chris Prata]

Thanks Len!

I had the great and high privilege to meet a Naval Aviator who soloed in 1928, and was assigned to the Akron as hangar boss. The Dirigible USS Akron flew maritime patrol in the North Atlantic and had 5 biplanes which were retrieved by a central trapeze and transferred to 4 hangar corner hooks while #5 stayed on the trapeze, as I recall him describing it.  Imagine working over that big opening thousands of feet in the air moving planes around by hoist?  He was in his 90's and that was around 15 years ago. I got to hold and look through his original Navy Logbook! He was such a great guy. Living in an old but cozy mobile home on Rt 3 at Mapleroot Trailer Park...

I found these additional videos, well worth watching!  (While not steam powered, I am sure there was wireless gear aboard as well as many parts made in steam powered manufacturing!)

https://youtu.be/VNOusZLO7y4
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We had Flying Aircraft Carriers. What Happened?<https://youtu.be/VNOusZLO7y4>
In the first half of the 20th century we had flying aircraft carriers, and they were airships. So what happened? Help me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/...
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https://youtu.be/DTGBFY82Gik
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Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk Biplane On USS Akron (ZRS-4)<https://youtu.be/DTGBFY82Gik>
National Archives Identifier: 28558 US Navy Dirigible Akron in flight (1930s). Int, dirigible, old-type biplane being hoisted aboard while in flight. AVs, bi...
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