NAS blimp bases
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nas-blimp-bases-203-8955329
title:
NAS blimp bases
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NAS blimp bases, (Navy Air Stations Blimps bases), were United States Navy blimp bases built to protect coastal waters during World War II. Navy Blimps could stay in the air and patrol coastal waters much longer than airplanes. The bases were also called Naval Lighter-than-Air Bases. The blimps were built by Goodyear Aircraft Company of Akron, Ohio. The blimps were powered by two aircraft radial air-cooled engines, the crew worked and on long patrols lived in a car under the envelope. The Navy's
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Major World War 2 blimps bases
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAS_blimp_bases
date created:
2024-09-02T20:34:07Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T19:07:55Z
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