What You Need to Know: The Akron-class airships, Akron and Macon, represented the pinnacle of rigid airship design and were the U.S. Navy’s only flying aircraft carriers. Built by Goodyear ...
The ZR-2 does not have a proper US Navy name because it crashed before entering into US Navy service, and why many sources say the US Navy only had four great airships. The USS Akron was the lead ...
The U.S. Navy’s Flying Aircraft Carriers: The Rise and Fall of the Akron-Class Airships On December 17th, 1903, the Wright brothers made history when they completed the first heavier-than-air ...