When the Navy blimp took off, there were two crewmen aboard. A few hours later, they were gone.
On August 16, 1942, US Navy blimp L-8 lifted off from Treasure Island on an anti-submarine patrol after reports of Japanese activity off the California coast. The crew radioed once, reporting an oil ...
Over two decades after it was last deflated, detached from its gondola, and crated up at Lakehurst, the gas bag of an N-class ...