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USS Macon in Hangar One on October 15, 1933, following a transcontinental flight from Lakehurst, New Jersey. The hangar's interior is so large that fog sometimes forms near the ceiling. [2] Standard gauge tracks run through the length of the hangar. During the period of lighter-than-air dirigibles and non-rigid aircraft, the rails extended ...
Macon moored in Hangar One at NAS Moffett Field in 1933. On 24 June 1933, Macon left Goodyear's field for Naval Air Station (NAS) Lakehurst, New Jersey, where the new airship was based for the summer while undergoing a series of training flights. [12] Macon had a far more productive career than Akron, which crashed on 4 April
May (Akron, Ohio), USS Macon commenced being built July 8, Construction of Hangar One begins. [3] Its construction preceded the other buildings located on the base which date from 1933. Hangar One is a true landmark: a colossal structure marking the land and skyline of Silicon Valley. It is 1,133 feet long, 308 feet wide, and 198 feet high.
Moffett Field's "Hangar One" (built during the Depression era for the USS Macon) and the row of World War II blimp hangars are still some of the largest unsupported structures in the country. The airship hangar is constructed on a network of steel girders sheathed with galvanized steel .
Moffett Field's "Hangar One" was built in 1931 during the Depression era for the USS Macon, and is one of the largest unsupported structures in the country. [8] The airship hangar is constructed on a network of steel girders sheathed with galvanized steel , and rests firmly upon a reinforced pad anchored to concrete pilings .
Exhibits at the museum include electronic warfare, navigation, the USS Macon, a collection of ship's silver serving dishes, Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, memorial, a collection of uniforms, aircrew survival equipment, a Link Trainer, the various aviation organizations at Moffett Field over the years and a room with a model train layout ...
Hangar One, now a Naval Memorial site, was built in April 1933 as a home for the Navy's largest dirigibles, USS Macon her sister ship, USS Akron. The vast 10,000-square-foot (930 m 2) structure provided much needed space for the constantly expanding operations of the squadron. 1 July 1966: Detachment Alpha at NAS Moffett Field, was renamed ...
1 1931–1935: The USS Macon years. 2 1935–1943: Army Air Corps Training Base Sunnyvale, CA. 3 1942–1947: WWII Blimps and Gas Balloon operations.