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| Title | Airship - U.S.S. Macon Construction |
| Description | Unidentified men constructing the U.S.S. Macon. The U.S.S. Macon was built in Akron, Ohio by the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation and christened on March 11, 1933 by Jeanette Whitton Moffett (wife of Admiral William A. Moffett). Although the Hindenburg was larger, the U.S.S. Macon and her twin sister, the U.S.S. Akron hold the world record for biggest helium filled airships. In 1935, Macon was damaged in a storm and lost off the coast of California. Unlike the U.S.S. Akron tragety, only two U.S.S. Macon crewmembers died. This was due to the introduction of life jackets and inflatable rafts. |
| Subject | U.S.S. Macon
Airship
Aviation
Goodyear-Zeppelin Co.
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| Name | Moffett, Admiral William A.
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| About the Collection | http://www.akronlibrary.org/internetresources/sc/finding/fulton.pdf |
| Contributor | Akron-Summit County Public Library
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| Date | 1933 |
| Type | Image
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| Format | 10 in. x 8 in. |
| Source | SF_Macon_Contruction.jpg |
| Language | English |
| Relation | Fulton Collection
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| Rights | The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of reproductions of copyrighted material. This material from the picture file is protected by the copyright law. The library makes this picture available for the personal use of the borrower to be used for private study, scholarship or research. Reproduction, alteration or derivative use of this visual image for the purposes other than those listed above without the express written permission of the copyright holder may constitute an infringement of copyright law. |
| Additional Information | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Macon_%28ZRS-5%29; http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/a-b/airships3.html |
