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USS Los Angeles airship flight to Panama...



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February 28, 1928

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 28, 1928

* USS Los Angeles (ZR-3) Flight
* United States Navy airship
* 1st nonstop from U.S. to Panama


The top of the front page has a two column headline: "LOS ANGELES AT THE CANAL; MAKES 2,265-MILE FLIGHT IN 39 HOURS, 45 MINUTES" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the USS Los Angeles airship making the first non-stop flight between the United States and the Panama Canal Zone.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 52 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, archival mending on page 2, generally good.

Category: The 20th Century