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Macon. The exact location of the submerged remains of the USS Macon remained a mystery for nearly fifty years until a commercial fisherman snagged a piece of girder from the Macon in his net. The girder was displayed in a Moss Landing seafood restaurant on a plaque presented to the restaurant owners by the fisherman who had recovered the piece.
Scientists in the Monterey Bay region later became aware of the girder’s connection to the submerged airship. According to MBNMS staff, Dick Sands at the National Museum of Naval Aviation Foundation had learned of a 1988 expedition which tried, but did not find, the Macon’s remains where the airship had gone down.
Oct 6, 2006 · The military zeppelin USS Macon was meant to be a floating American aircraft carrier over the Pacific Ocean -- but it crashed, sank and has been lying on the ocean floor for more than 70 years.
A sudden wind shear hit the USS Macon.The rigid airship was returning from an exercise off the coast of California, carrying a fleet of F9C-2 Sparrowhawk fighters on trapezes inside its belly.
Aug 19, 2015 · USS Macon (ZRS-5) over New York City in 1933 or 1934. USS Macon (ZRS-5) over San Diego Harbor on Feb. 9, 1934. A Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk recovery on USS Macon (ZRS-5) in 1934.
Join us as we go with the team of the E/V Nautilus as they explore the underwater crash site of the USS Macon, a rigid airship that crashed off the Californi...
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Oct 11, 2023 · The USS Macon, a massive rigid airship commissioned by the US Navy, was renowned for its innovative design, allowing it to serve as a “flying aircraft carrier” by housing and deploying Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk biplane fighters. Launched in 1933 and operating primarily from Moffett Field in California, the Macon was a marvel of its time ...
