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U.S.NAVY AIRSHIP ZRS-4 AKRON POSTAL COVER OCT. 17,1931
U.S.NAVY AIRSHIP ZRS-4 AKRON POSTAL COVER OCT. 17,1931

U.S.NAVY AIRSHIP ZRS-4 AKRON POSTAL COVER OCT. 17,1931

$ 4.22

Availability: 100 in stock
  • State: Wisconsin
  • Cancellation Type: Handstamped
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Modified Item: No
  • Grade: XF (Extremely Fine)
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • Year of Issue: 1931
  • Denomination: 5 Cent
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Quality: Used
  • Topic: AIRSHIPS
  • Color: Multi-Color

    Description

    U.S.NAVY AIRSHIP * ZRS-4 AKRON POSTAL COVER OCT. 17,1931
    Condition is Extremely Fine.
    Lined card floating inside as a
    stiffer.
    PLEASE SEE MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND BUY WITH CONFIDENCE.
    *
    USS
    Akron
    (ZRS-4)
    was a helium-filled rigid airship of the U.S. Navy which operated between 1931 and 1933. She was the world's 1st purpose-built flying aircraft carrier, carrying F9C Sparrowhawk fighter planes which could be launched and recovered while she was in flight. With an overall length of 785 ft, the
    Akron
    and her sister ship the
    Macon
    were among the largest flying objects ever built. Although the LZ129
    Hindenburg
    and the LZ130
    Graf Zeppelin II
    were some 18 ft longer and slightly more voluminous, the two German airships were filled with hydrogen, so the US Navy craft still hold the world record for helium-filled airships. The
    Akron
    was destroyed in a thunderstorm off the coast of New Jersey on the morning of 4 April 1933, killing 73 of the 76 crewmen and passengers. This accident involved the greatest loss of life in any airship crash.