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Airships and Lakehurst N.A.S.
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Really neat picture.
The Lakehurst Naval Air Station museum sells little scraps of the Los Angeles as a fundraiser for like $60 or so. It would almost be worth the nights I'd have to spend on the couch.
Spent some time at Lakehurst during my Navy days and yes, Hanger 1 has to be seen to be believed. It is absolutely huge to the point that it creates its own weather INSIDE!
The Historical Society offers tours during the year, the number of plane and ship models they have is amazing;
http://www.nlhs.com/take-a-tour.html
http://www.nlhs.com/take-a-tour.html
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Front and back of photo: people waiting at Hangar One, Lakehurst NAS. If anybody knows German, perhaps you can translate the back of the photo. 
Thanks 46er. It says, "Front view of the Zeppelin hall in Lakehurst, America". The best I can make out of the line in parentheses is, "Everything has been waiting".
I did this about three years ago with a group of a dozen, we had a great time on the tour. If there is anything on Earth to know about airships, the fellows giving the tour know it.
Pictures from when I went -
https://southjerseytrails.org/2014/07/20/hindenburg/
"The Mother of all Airships". Hindenburg peeking out of Hangar One, Lakehurst. This is one of a series of four that I have and will post others soon.
This is from the same series of Hindenburg photos as the previous post. The distortion on the lower left of the ship is just a reflection from when I took a photo of the photo.
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The description of this photo reads: Ex-Queen moves out for new Sky Ruler. It continues in part, "Lakehurst, NJ... The Los Angeles (foreground) now out of service), is moored to a mast as the new giant of the air, "Hindenburg" noses down to make connection to another mooring mast. The new ship is so large that the Los Angeles had to be removed from the huge hangar so that the visitor could be berthed inside. This picture was made from the air". Dated: May 9, 1936.
WOW! Wish I could fly on her.
http://projektlz129.blogspot.com/2015/01/hindenburg7th-north-american-flight.html
http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20141126-the-airship-that-ruled-the-skies
We tried to find this one during my diving years in New Jersey but were unsuccessful.
http://www.onlyinyourstate.com/new-jersey/cursed-nj-airship/
http://projektlz129.blogspot.com/2015/01/hindenburg7th-north-american-flight.html
http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20141126-the-airship-that-ruled-the-skies
We tried to find this one during my diving years in New Jersey but were unsuccessful.
http://www.onlyinyourstate.com/new-jersey/cursed-nj-airship/
FBI investigation file of the Hindenburg crash from the FBI Vault.
https://vault.fbi.gov/Hindenburg /Hindenburg Part 1 of 4/view
https://vault.fbi.gov/Hindenburg /Hindenburg Part 1 of 4/view
This photograph from 1926 was never published until John Toland discovered it and published it in the late 1950's in his book, "Ships In The Sky". As the Los Angeles was being prepared for a flight at Lakehurst, a cool breeze blew in from the Atlantic and lifted the ship by the tail until it was completely vertical. It remained in this posture for about 7 minutes. Crewmen inside the ship clung to girders and hung on until the ship swung slowly over and sank down on the other side of the mooring mast coming right side up once again in a gentle roll. The only damage to the ship was a welter of small holes in the nose of the ship from pots, pans, tools and spare parts that rained down from storage nets during the summersault. With the mooring mast at approximately 200 feet tall and the Los Angeles at about 700 feet long, this event lifted the tail to nearly 1000 feet. At that height, it would have been visible from pretty much anywhere in South Jersey. Imagine being a witness to that!
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Today, May 6, 2017, is the 80th anniversary of the crash if the Hindenburg at Lakehurst. In an unusual move, the Navy will open the gates to the public at 5 pm today for those who want to attend the memorial ceremony. The usual preregistration to enter the base, which can take up to two weeks to be approved, is being waived for this short time period (5 pm-6:15 pm today only). U.S. citizens only will be permitted on base and I.D. is required.
About this photo taken May 9, 1936: The zeppelin is being trundled into the U.S. Navy hangar (Hangar 1), its nose hooked to a mobile mooring tower. It had just set a record for its first North Atlantic crossing--- the first leg of ten scheduled round trips between Germany and America.
About this photo taken May 9, 1936: The zeppelin is being trundled into the U.S. Navy hangar (Hangar 1), its nose hooked to a mobile mooring tower. It had just set a record for its first North Atlantic crossing--- the first leg of ten scheduled round trips between Germany and America.
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