Airships and Lakehurst N.A.S.

[Teegate]

I believe you should have said May 6.

 

[rc911]

I believe you should have said May 6.

Thanks. I proof read it several times and my eyes (and brain) just rolled right past the June date. Thanks for the heads up. I made the edit.

 

[rc911]

Here's the most recent photo I purchased that I enjoy sharing. The Graf Zeppelin approaches Lakehurst on August 4, 1929 after a flight from Friederichshafen.

 

[Teegate]

Very nice collection.

 

[Boyd]

Did you ever notice how Lakehurst is labelled on the 1930 aerials?

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[Teegate]

E before L ... always after V.

 

[Boyd]

That only works for oranges and bellybuttons.

 

[rc911]

Here is the latest addition to my collection. There are several variations of this photo and it is one of my favorites. The airship Los Angeles tethered outside of Hangar 1. If anybody has any info about the rigid airship history at Lakehurst and/or the BOMARC program, I would like to hear from you. Photos, anecdotal stories or most anything else is much appreciated.

 

[Teegate]

I am assuming the BOMARC you are referring to is the missile defense system?

 

[rc911]

I am assuming the BOMARC you are referring to is the missile defense system?

Sorry for being vague. Yes, the missile site off Rt. 539. I find it fascinating that two accidents that changed history, occurred, as the crow flies, about 2 miles from each other. The Hindenburg crash put the final nail in the coffin for practical travel by airships. The BOMARC (Boing and Michigan Aeronautical Research Center) accident in June 1960 was the worst nuclear accident on American soil until Three Mile Island. Although the BOMARC program lasted another 15 or so years, it was completely scrapped to make way for more sophisticated ground to air missiles.

 

[Teegate]

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[rc911]

Here's the latest airship photo added to the collection. The Hindenburg docked at Hangar 1 is always a spectacular image but what I find interesting in this photo is the hood ornament/radiator cap on the car in the foreground. It looks more elaborate than one you'd find on any run of the mill car from the era.

 

[Teegate]

That looks to be an expensive car.

 

[aleahey]

Looks to be a 1933-1934 Buick.

 

[rc911]

Here's my most recent addition to the collection. With each airship at nearly 700 feet in length, there is still plenty of room inside Lakehurst's Hanger 1. The Shenandoah is on the left, the Los Angeles on the right. For size reference, look at the truck under the tail of the Shenandoah.

 

[bobpbx]

I used to play frisbee in that hanger when I worked there. Dead calm makes for a great spin.

 

[Teegate]

Vying for Air Supremacy​

Vying for Air Supremacy - The SandPaper

In the summer of 1922, America was in the midst of a historic transformation. The nation was still recovering from the horrors of World War I and the Spanish flu pandemic that followed. In the postwar period the nation was wracked by strikes, high unemployment, race riots and a World Series...

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[Teegate]

Airship Passes Important Test​

Airship Passes Important Test - The SandPaper

This is the third in a series. One hundred years ago many experts believed the future of aviation would be with giant lighter-than-airships and the New Jersey Pine Barrens would become the center of activity. During the summer of 1924, the Navy’s new dirigible, the USS Shenandoah, impressed...

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