USS Akron
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USS Akron was a helium-filled rigid airship of the U.S. Navy, the lead ship of her class, which operated between September 1931 and April 1933. It was the world's first purpose-built flying aircraft carrier, carrying F9C Sparrowhawk fighter... Wikipedia
Launched: August 8, 1931
Construction started: October 31, 1929
Length: 785 ft
Aircraft carried: 5 × Curtiss F9C 'Sparrowhawk', Consolidated N2Y-1, Waco XJW-1
First flight: 23 September 1931
In service: 27 October 1931 (commissioned)
Last flight: 4 April 1933
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