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ORIGINAL - AIRSHIP ZRS-5 USS MACON UNDER CONSTRUCTION PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPH c1932

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  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Type: Photographs
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    Description

    ORIGINAL - AIRSHIP ZRS-5 USS MACON UNDER CONSTRUCTION PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPH c1932
    WELL FOCUSED PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE AIRSHIP ZRS-5 AT SPRINGFIELD, OHIO GOODYEAR DOCK NEARING THE FINAL STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION c1932.
    THE REVERSE IS PERIOD IN FOUNTAIN PEN
    :
    USS MACON
    CONDITION IS VERY FINE THROUGHOUT.
    (PLEASE SEE PICTURES).
    DIMENSIONS: 2 3/4" x 4 1/2"
    THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION OR COPY.
    PLEASE SEE MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND BUY WITH CONFIDENCE.
    * The
    USS
    Macon
    (ZRS-5)
    was a rigid airship built and operated by the United States Navy for scouting and served as a "fly carrier", designed to carry biplane parasite aircraft, five single-seat Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk for scouting or two-seat Fleet training. In service for less than 2 years, in 1935 the
    Macon
    was damaged in a storm and lost off California's Big Sur coast, t the crew were saved.