L-class blimp
The L class blimps were training airships operated by the United States Navy during World War II. In the mid-1930s, the Goodyear Aircraft Company built a family of small non-rigid airships that the company used for advertising the Goodyear name. In 1937 the United States Navy awarded a contract for two different airships, K class blimp designated K-2 and a smaller blimp based upon Goodyear’s smaller commercial model airship used for advertising and passenger carrying. The smaller blimp was designated by the Navy as L-1 The L-1 was delivered in April 1938 and operated from the Navy’s lighter-than-air facility at Lakehurst, New Jersey. In the meantime, the Navy ordered two more L-Class blimps, the L-2 and L-3, on September 25, 1940. These were delivered in 1941. L-2 was lost in a nighttime m
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L-class blimp
The L class blimps were training airships operated by the United States Navy during World War II. In the mid-1930s, the Goodyear Aircraft Company built a family of small non-rigid airships that the company used for advertising the Goodyear name. In 1937 the United States Navy awarded a contract for two different airships, K class blimp designated K-2 and a smaller blimp based upon Goodyear’s smaller commercial model airship used for advertising and passenger carrying. The smaller blimp was designated by the Navy as L-1 The L-1 was delivered in April 1938 and operated from the Navy’s lighter-than-air facility at Lakehurst, New Jersey. In the meantime, the Navy ordered two more L-Class blimps, the L-2 and L-3, on September 25, 1940. These were delivered in 1941. L-2 was lost in a nighttime m
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L級軟式飛行船(Lきゅうなんしきひこうせん、L class ...... -25爆撃機用のスペアパーツの補給を行うL-8飛行船である。
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The L class blimps were traini ...... ps were sold back to Goodyear.
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Warner R-500-2 radials,
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* List of airships of the United States Navy
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L級軟式飛行船(Lきゅうなんしきひこうせん、L class ...... -25爆撃機用のスペアパーツの補給を行うL-8飛行船である。
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The L class blimps were traini ...... L-2 was lost in a nighttime m
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L-class blimp
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L級軟式飛行船
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