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1931 USS Akron Navy airship very 1st flight...



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September 24, 1931

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, September 24, 1931

* USS Akron (ZRS-4) very 1st test flight
* United States Navy rigid airship


The front page has a nice banner headline: "GIANT U.S. WAR DIRIGIBLE PROVES AIR QUEEN" with subheads and photo of the airship flying over Akron, Ohio. Nice for display. First report coverage on the very 1st test flight of the USS Akron, a helium-filled rigid airship of the U.S. Navy.
Complete with 26 pages, light toning at the margins, Small library stamp within the masthead, generally nice

Category: The 20th Century