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Airship USS Akron, 1933

Item

Title

Airship USS Akron, 1933

Description

Helium-filled rigid airship of the U.S. Navy which operated between September 1931 and April 1933. Handwritten on back: The Akron over Miami All American Air Lines Jan 7th 1933. [?] by Bert Krueger only Canadian pilot to meet ship on her arrival to Miami.

Source

Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow.

Contributor

Rights

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Format

1 sepia print; 5x3 inches

Language

English

Type

Still image

Identifier

Luckhardt-KruegerBox-003
2023.001

Coverage

Original Format

Photographic print

Collection

Citation

“Airship USS Akron, 1933,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/535.