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Author Althoff, William F., author

Title Sky ships : a history of the airship in the United States Navy / William F. Althoff
Edition 25th anniversary edition
Published Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 318 pages)
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 25, 2017)
Subject United States. Navy -- Aviation -- History
SUBJECT United States. Navy fast
Subject Airships -- United States -- History
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Marine & Naval.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
Airships
Armed Forces -- Aviation
United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2015028772
ISBN 9781612519012
1612519016
Other Titles History of the airship in the United States Navy