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FSX USS Macon ZRS-5 Airship
The U.S.S. Macon (ZRS-5) was a 785 foot long flying aircraft carrier. She and her sister (the USS Akron) were the largest of the famous USN rigid airships (dirigibles), and carried up to five fighters on board. Commissioned on 11 March 1933, the Macon was ... Filesize: 13.00 MB | Added on: 19-Oct-2010 | Downloads: 2599 Rating: 9 (13 Votes) Category: FSX Military aircraft FSX NAS Sunnyvale KNUQ 1933-1994
A BRIEF HISTORY: In 1931, the city of Sunnyvale acquired a 1,000 acre (4 km2) parcel of farmland bordering San Francisco Bay, then sold the parcel for $1 to the US government as a home base for the Navy airship USS Macon. The location proved to be ideal for an ... Filesize: 7.04 MB | Added on: 19-Oct-2010 | Downloads: 1069 Rating: 9 (1 Vote) Category: FSX Scenery FSX NAS North Island Mast
On 13, October 1923, a special USN board directed that semiportable mooring masts (160-foot poles of steel tubing 16 inches in diameter and braced by three sets of guy wires) were to be erected at Forth Worth, San Diego and Camp Lewis (Washington State). In August ... Filesize: 805.84 Kb | Added on: 19-Oct-2010 | Downloads: 900 Rating: 10 (2 Votes) Category: FSX Scenery |