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    USS Shenandoah was the first of four United States Navy rigid airships. It was constructed during 1922–1923 at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, and first flew...
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  • until 1886 USS Shenandoah (ZR-1), the first rigid airship built by the Navy, christened 1923; destroyed in a storm in 1925 USS Shenandoah (AD-26), a destroyer...
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    United States as a war reparation payment. The USS Los Angeles (ZR-3) shared Hangar No. 1 with the USS Shenandoah. The hangar also provided service and storage...
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  • USS Shenandoah (ZR-1), an American naval rigid airship, broken up in a storm in 1925 Shenandoah (B&O train), an American passenger train Shenandoah (Amtrak...
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    the USS Shenandoah (ZR-1), which was the first rigid airship to complete a flight across North America. He was killed in the crash of the Shenandoah. Born...
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    as warships. USS Shenandoah (ZR-1) - served 1923-25, lost 3 September 1925 due to structural failure while in line squalls, 14 killed (ZR-2) - British-built...
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    LAKEHURST: Part I: Beginnings and USS SHENANDOAH (ZR 1) Part II: The Last Two Lakehurst US Navy Dirigibles, USS AKRON (ZRS 4) and USS MACON (ZRS 5)" (PDF). New...
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  • of the USS Akron and USS Macon, a small contingent of fixed-wing aircraft. A semi rigid airship, the O-1, is purchased from Italy October, The ZR-2 (R38)...
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    long-time flight instructor, and officer on the airships USS Shenandoah (ZR-1) and USS Los Angeles (ZR-3), Settle won the Litchfield Trophy in 1929 and 1931...
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  • school's official dedication in November. The school was named for the USS Shenandoah (ZR-1), a rigid airship which crashed in Noble County on September 2, 1925...
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