Sky ships : a history of the airship in the United States Navy / William F. Althoff.

Author
Althoff, William F. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
25th Anniversary Edition.
Published/​Created
  • Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2016]
  • ©2016
Description
xiv, 318 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm

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    Subject(s)
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-305) and index.
    Contents
    • Establishing an air station
    • The USS Shenandoah and the early years
    • The USS Los Angeles: training and experimentation
    • The USS Akron and USS Macon
    • Lakehurst: international airport
    • Preparations for war
    • The war years
    • Postwar progress
    • End of the program
    • Afterword
    • Appendixes
    • A. Commanding officers, NAS Lakehurst (1921-62)
    • B. Performance and other data for U.S. Navy airships (1915-61)
    • U.S. Navy lighter-than-air headquarters and facilities, Second World War
    • Memorandum on status of lighter-than-air
    • E. Postwar airship deliveries to the U.S. Navy
    • F. Last airships in the U.S. Navy aircraft inventory.
    Other title(s)
    History of the airship in the United States Navy
    ISBN
    • 9781591142133 ((alk. paper))
    • 159114213X ((alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2015028296
    OCLC
    914296391
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