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On November 3, 1931, the USS Akron flew over Arlington and DC on its maiden voyage.
Arlington Historical Society
5 hrs ·
On this day in Arlington history, November 3, 1931 the USS Akron, on its maiden voyage flew over Arlington and Washington, D.C. The USS Akron (ZRS-4) was a helium-filled rigid airship of the U.S. Navy and was operated between September 1931 and April 1933.
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On this day in Arlington history, November 3, 1931 the USS Akron, on its maiden voyage flew over Arlington and Washington, D.C. The USS Akron (ZRS-4) was a helium-filled rigid airship of the U.S. Navy and was operated between September 1931 and April 1933.
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Source: USS Akron (ZRS-4), Airship 1931-1933
Photo #: NH 44099
USS Akron (ZRS-4)
Flies over Arlington, Virginia, with the Potomac River and Washington, D.C., in the background, circa 1931-1932.
Note construction work on the Virginia approaches to the Memorial Bridge, with the Lincoln Memorial and the Reflecting Pool at the bridge's D.C. end. The Munitions and Main Navy Buildings are visible on the north (left) side of the Reflecting Pool.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 108KB; 740 x 575 pixels
USS Akron (ZRS-4)
Flies over Arlington, Virginia, with the Potomac River and Washington, D.C., in the background, circa 1931-1932.
Note construction work on the Virginia approaches to the Memorial Bridge, with the Lincoln Memorial and the Reflecting Pool at the bridge's D.C. end. The Munitions and Main Navy Buildings are visible on the north (left) side of the Reflecting Pool.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 108KB; 740 x 575 pixels
More information and lots of pictures:
NavSource Online: Rigid Airships Photo Archive USS AKRON (ZRS-4)
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