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Aug 19, 2015 · August 19, 2015 1:43 PM. A screen grab of video from the Aug. 18, 2015 dive on the USS Macon. Ocean Exploration Trust Photo. SILVER SPRING, Md. – Eighty years ago, the Navy’s last flying aircraft carrier crashed off the coast of California and sank to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
Exploring the wreckage of the USS Macon, which went down off the California coast 80 years ago. Lickliter-Mundon wants to use the 3D photomosaic to learn more about how the Macon sank. A...
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Aug 18, 2015 · Explorers on a six-month ocean mapping voyage are diving to the sunken airship today. Heather Goss. August 18, 2015. Editor’s Update: You can now watch highlights from the USS Macon dive in...
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Oct 3, 2006 · The total loss of the ship, combined with the high cost of the program (the Macon was also the most expensive aircraft ever built at the time), put an end to the Navy’s 20-year rigid airship ...
The wreckage is listed as the USS Macon Airship Remains on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places . Less than 20 ft (6.1 m) shorter than the Hindenburg, both Macon and her sister ship Akron were among the largest flying objects in the world in terms of length and volume.
Oct 23, 2006 · October 23, 2006. Source: Stanford University. Summary: The 1935 crash of the Navy zeppelin USS Macon off the California coast marked an inglorious end to a unique experiment in aviation. The...
Aug 19, 2015 · Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk hangs from USS Macon (ZRS-5). USS Macon (ZRS-5) in 1933 or 1934. USS Macon (ZRS-5) over New York City in 1933 or 1934. USS Macon (ZRS-5) over San Diego Harbor on Feb. 9 ...
