LARGEST AIRSHIP IN THE WORLD: THE GREAT UNITED STATES NAVAL DIRIGIBLE AKRON IN FLIGHT. The dirigible Akron in flight over the State of Ohio during a recent trial. It is lifted by the non-explosive, non-inflammable helium gas. Although only a few feet longer than the German Graf Zeppelin, the Akron has twice its capacity. The United States Navy Department is now planning another airship twice the size of the Akron.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21130, 12 March 1932, Page 3 (Supplement)
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70LARGEST AIRSHIP IN THE WORLD: THE GREAT UNITED STATES NAVAL DIRIGIBLE AKRON IN FLIGHT. The dirigible Akron in flight over the State of Ohio during a recent trial. It is lifted by the non-explosive, non-inflammable helium gas. Although only a few feet longer than the German Graf Zeppelin, the Akron has twice its capacity. The United States Navy Department is now planning another airship twice the size of the Akron. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21130, 12 March 1932, Page 3 (Supplement)
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