Typed Letter Signed
Lakehurst: 1946.
Fine content T.L.S. 4to. 2 pages, Naval Airstrip and Experimental Command, Lakehurst, New Jersey, January 31, 1946, to the newspaper editor at the Boston Globe, in small part: "the airships which operated from South Weymouth during the war were units of the Atlantic Fleet, and hence not directly under my command". Currently, with the very drastic reduction in the airship organization following V-J Day, there are no blimps operating from South Weymouth... the only airship squadron left on the Atlantic Coast now bases at the Naval Air Station, Lakehurst... I am glad to see that the committee confirmed what we air shippers have always realized... the advantages possessed by the airship for slow, deliberate inspection of the surface from a low, elevated platform..." Two file holes on second page (far from text) otherwise in excellent condition.
American admiral who was the dirigible captain and commander of the USS Akron.
Binding: Unbound
Condition: Near Fine
Language: English
Price: $225.00
Item #282958