ORIGINAL – WW2 U. NAVY BLIMP DURALUMIN GIRDER 25 LONG. ORIGINAL SELDOM SEEN EXTRA LARGE SECTION OF THE WW2 U. NAVY BLIMP DURALUMIN GIRDER PAINTED WITH LIGHT GREEN UNDERCOAT SHOWING THROUGH UNDER THE DARKER FLAT GREEN OUTER COAT. VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH SOME WEAR SPOTS ON THE PAINT. DIMENSIONS: 2″ x 2″ x 25. WEIGHT: 8 1/8 oz. NAVY BLIMP – The United States Navy. Proposed to the U. Congress the development of a lighter-than-air station program for anti-submarine patrolling of the coast and harbors. This program proposed, in addition to the expansion at NAS Lakehurst, the construction of new stations. The original contract was for steel hangars, 960 ft long, 328 ft wide and 190 ft high, helium storage and service, barracks for 228 men, a power plant, landing mat, and a mobile mooring mast. The Second Deficiency Appropriation Bill for 1941 passed in July 1941, changing the authorization to the construction of eight facilities to accommodate a total of 48 airships (as requested in 1940). Some of these new hangars were built at Lakehurst, Moffett, Weymouth and Weeksville; bases which already had metal hangars. The item “ORIGINAL WW2 U. S. NAVY BLIMP DURALUMIN GIRDER 25 LONG, 8 1/8 OZ” is in sale since Friday, July 31, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Transportation\Aviation\Airships”. The seller is “topcat2001565758590″ and is located in New York, New York. This item can be shipped to United States, all countries in Europe, Canada, Australia.
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- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Type: WW2 US NAVY BLIMP GIRDER