Personal Experiences with "Lighter Than Air" Craft
Collection: Local History Memoirs, Narratives, and Essays
Title
Personal Experiences with "Lighter Than Air" Craft
Subject
Aeronautics, Military
Aeronautics, Military United States History
Airships
Airships History
Balloons History
Hindenburg (Airship)
Military Airships
Newton, Kansas - History
United States Navy
Description
Material Prepared for: Airship Museum, Lakehurst, N.J., April 1977
Contents:
Introduction
Free Balloons
Blimps Non-Rigid Airships
K-2
Hurricance
ZMC-2
ZR-1 USS Shenandoah
ZR-3, USS Los Angeles
USS Los Angeles at N.A.S. Lakehurst
ZR-4, USS Akron
ZR-5, USS Macon
Hindenburg LZ 129--Lakehurst, N.J.
N.A.S. Glynco
Blimps--"Patch" Failure
Blimps--South Weymouth, Mass.
Mooring Mast, Docking and Undocking
Rigid Airship Mast Docking and Undocking
Finale
Creator
R.H. "Ducky" Ward
Publisher
Newton Public Library
Date
1977-04-01
Rights
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Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Type
Narratives
Files
Citation
R.H. "Ducky" Ward, “Personal Experiences with "Lighter Than Air" Craft,” Newton Digital Collections, accessed June 5, 2026, https://newton.digitalsckls.info/item/95102.
Original Format
Paper
Physical Dimensions
82 sheets of 8.5x11-inch paper
Title
Personal Experiences with "Lighter Than Air" Craft
Subject
Aeronautics, Military
Aeronautics, Military United States History
Airships
Airships History
Balloons History
Hindenburg (Airship)
Military Airships
Newton, Kansas - History
United States Navy
Description
Material Prepared for: Airship Museum, Lakehurst, N.J., April 1977
Contents:
Introduction
Free Balloons
Blimps Non-Rigid Airships
K-2
Hurricance
ZMC-2
ZR-1 USS Shenandoah
ZR-3, USS Los Angeles
USS Los Angeles at N.A.S. Lakehurst
ZR-4, USS Akron
ZR-5, USS Macon
Hindenburg LZ 129--Lakehurst, N.J.
N.A.S. Glynco
Blimps--"Patch" Failure
Blimps--South Weymouth, Mass.
Mooring Mast, Docking and Undocking
Rigid Airship Mast Docking and Undocking
Finale
Creator
R.H. "Ducky" Ward
Publisher
Newton Public Library
Date
1977-04-01
Rights
This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
Notices
• Unless expressly stated otherwise, the organization that has made this Item available makes no warranties about the Item and cannot guarantee the accuracy of this Rights Statement. You are responsible for your own use.
• You may need to obtain other permissions for your intended use. For example, other rights such as publicity, privacy or moral rights may limit how you may use the material.
Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Type
Narratives
Files
Citation
R.H. "Ducky" Ward, “Personal Experiences with "Lighter Than Air" Craft,” Newton Digital Collections, accessed June 5, 2026, https://newton.digitalsckls.info/item/95102.Original Format
Paper
Physical Dimensions
82 sheets of 8.5x11-inch paper