**VINTAGE 1930'S GOODYEAR ZEPPELIN AIRSHIP AKRON DURALUMIN SOUVENIR MEDALLION**

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THIS AUCTION IS FOR AN OLD 1930'S SOUVENIR MEDALLION MADE OF DURALUMIN...."USED IN THE AIRSHIP AKRON MADE BY THE GOODYEAR ZEPPELIN CORPORATION AKRON, OHIO" - IT MEASURES ABOUT 2" X 2 1/4" AND IS CLEAN AND BRIGHT...AND
THERE ARE NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR BREAKS...NO CRUD - THE REVERSE SIDE IS BLANK -
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USS
Akron
(ZRS-4)
was a
helium
-filled rigid
airship
of the
U.S. Navy
, the
lead ship
of
her class
, which operated between September 1931 and April 1933. She was the world's first purpose-built
flying aircraft carrier
, carrying
F9C Sparrowhawk
fighter planes
, which could be launched and recovered while she was in flight. With an overall length of 785 ft (239 m),
Akron
and her
sister ship
Macon
were among the largest flying objects ever built. Although
LZ 129
Hindenburg
and LZ 130
Graf Zeppelin II
were some 18 ft (5.5 m) longer and slightly more voluminous, the two German airships were filled with
hydrogen
and so the US Navy craft still holds the world record for helium-filled airships.
[2]
Akron
was destroyed in a
thunderstorm
off the coast of
New Jersey
on the morning of 4 April 1933, killing 73 of the 76 crewmen and passengers. The accident involved the greatest loss of life in any airship crash.