Naval Air Station Hitchcock
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naval-air-station-hitchcock-177-18283245
title:
Naval Air Station Hitchcock
text:
Naval Air Station Hitchcock was a Naval Air Station built by the United States Navy during World War II to accommodate lighter-than-air aircraft, more commonly known as blimps. It was located in the small town of Hitchcock, Texas, about fifteen miles (24 km) northwest of Galveston. Construction began in 1942 and the base was commissioned on May 22, 1943. The most prominent feature of the base was the 1,000-foot (300 m) long, 200-foot (61 m) tall largely wooden blimp hangar. The blimp hangar, whi
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Hitchcock
date created:
2006-01-25T18:13:22Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T10:45:58Z
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