Photo #: NH 91149
Airship LZ-126
Enters the airship hangar at Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New
Jersey, for the first time after her flight across the Atlantic
from Germany, 15 October 1924. Following delivery to the U.S.
Navy, she became USS Los Angeles (ZR-3).
Panoramic photograph by Clements.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 63068
USS Los Angeles (ZR-3)
On the ground at Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey, circa
1924-1932.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 84566
USS Los Angeles (ZR-3)
Begins her out-of-control rise to near-vertical position, while
moored at the high mast at Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey,
at about 1:30 PM on 25 August 1927.
This incident, which resulted from the sudden arrival of a cold
air front that lifted the airship's tail, causing it to rise
before she could swing around the mast parallel to the new wind
direction. Los Angeles suffered only minor damage, but
the affair demonstrated the risks involved with high mooring
masts.
Courtesy of Richard K. Smith, author of the book "The Airships
Akron & Macon", 1974.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 84567
USS Los Angeles (ZR-3)
Rising out-of-control rise to a near-vertical position, while
moored at the high mast at Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey,
shortly after 1:30 PM on 25 August 1927.
This incident, which resulted from the sudden arrival of a cold
air front that lifted the airship's tail, causing it to rise
before she could swing around the mast parallel to the new wind
direction. Los Angeles suffered only minor damage, but
the affair demonstrated the risks involved with high mooring
masts.
Courtesy of Richard K. Smith, author of the book "The Airships
Akron & Macon", 1974.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 84568
USS Los Angeles (ZR-3)
In a near-vertical position, after her tail rose out-of-control
while she was moored at the high mast at Naval Air Station Lakehurst,
New Jersey, shortly after 1:30 PM on 25 August 1927.
This incident, which resulted from the sudden arrival of a cold
air front that lifted the airship's tail, causing it to rise
before she could swing around the mast parallel to the new wind
direction. Los Angeles suffered only minor damage, but
the affair demonstrated the risks involved with high mooring
masts.
Courtesy of Richard K. Smith, author of the book "The Airships
Akron & Macon", 1974.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 84569
USS Los Angeles (ZR-3)
Begins to drift back down from a near-vertical position, after
her out-of-control rise while moored at the high mast at Naval
Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey, shortly after 1:30 PM on 25
August 1927.
This incident, which resulted from the sudden arrival of a cold
air front that lifted the airship's tail, causing it to rise
before she could swing around the mast parallel to the new wind
direction. Los Angeles suffered only minor damage, but
the affair demonstrated the risks involved with high mooring
masts.
Courtesy of Richard K. Smith, author of the book "The Airships
Akron & Macon", 1974.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 98378
USS Los Angeles (ZR-3)
At Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey, 1928.
Photographed by Rell Clements Jr.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 69168
German Dirigible Graf Zeppelin (LZ-127) (at right)
In the airship hangar at Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey.
Photo is dated 7 August 1929.
Also in the hangar is USS Los Angeles (ZR-3), which had
been built in Germany as Zeppelin airship LZ-126.
Courtesy of the San Francisco Maritime Museum, 1969.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 42025
USS Los Angeles (ZR-3)
Is towed from the airship hangar at Naval Air Station Lakehurst,
New Jersey, by the Station's mobile mooring mast, circa the early
1930s.
Received from the Navy Recruiting Bureau, New York, 1932.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collection of the
Naval Historical Center.
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Photo #: NH 44075
Navy Lighter-Than-Air Craft
At Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey, during what appears
to be a demonstration, circa 1930-1931. Among the craft present
are: a kite balloon (upper craft at left), five free balloons,
USS Los Angeles (ZR-3) in the middle distance, two J-class
blimps (among them J-4) in the center, and blimp ZMC-2
at right.
Photograph was received from the Navy Recruiting Bureau, New
York, 1932.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
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