The airships of the Akron class, Akron and Macon, were ordered in 1926 before the Great Depression. The two ships were commissioned into U.S. Navy service in 1931 and 1933, respectively.

The U.S. Navy Built a Real ‘Flying’ Aircraft Carrier What You Need to Know: The Akron-class airships, Akron and Macon, represented the pinnacle of rigid airship design and were the U.S. Navy ...

That wasn't the only tragedy to befall the USS Akron. A storm in 1933 over New Jersey caused the airship to crash, killing 73 people, including the Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics, Rear Admiral ...

The three airships are expected to fly again June 4, so keep your eyes on the skies and have your camera ready. Goodyear last had three airships in Northeast Ohio in 2018.

The Akron had ridden worse storms than this one appeared to be. Besides, she was at sea, where an airship belongs; not overland, to be twisted apart by line squalls as was the Shenandoah, or ...