UNITED STATES STILL EXPERIMENTING WITH LIGHTER-THAN-AIR CRAFT—A navy blimp, equipped with rubber pontoons, riding on the surface of Lake Erie during an experiment to determine the feasibility of navy lighter-than-air craft landing on the ocean and anchoring there. The rubber pontoons replace the conventional metal ones. It is hoped to find these small airships can be employed effectively a great distance from the shore.
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Evening Star, Issue 25782, 3 May 1946, Page 5
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64UNITED STATES STILL EXPERIMENTING WITH LIGHTER-THAN-AIR CRAFT—A navy blimp, equipped with rubber pontoons, riding on the surface of Lake Erie during an experiment to determine the feasibility of navy lighter-than-air craft landing on the ocean and anchoring there. The rubber pontoons replace the conventional metal ones. It is hoped to find these small airships can be employed effectively a great distance from the shore. Evening Star, Issue 25782, 3 May 1946, Page 5
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