L-8
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l-8-178-5652265
title:
L-8
text:
L-8, later renamed America and popularly known as the "Ghost Blimp", was a United States Navy L-class airship whose crew disappeared over the Pacific Ocean on August 16, 1942. At 11:15 a.m., several hours after the airship lifted off from Treasure Island, San Francisco, California, L-8 reappeared off the shore of Ocean Beach near Fort Funston. L-8 briefly made contact with the ground at Ocean Beach, causing damage to the airship, then drifted over San Francisco and crashed on Bellevue Avenue, Da
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
U.S. Navy blimp whose two-man crew disappeared in 1942
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L-8
date created:
2008-03-19T09:40:03Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T22:53:31Z
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13
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16