cclassblimp

30 photos tagged cclassblimp, from 2 members of Flickr Commons.

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1915

2014

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TVL1970 said:
This and the photo below, among this latest group of LOC Bain photos to be posted, is a photo of a US Navy C-Class blimp. www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/36025809866/ See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-class_blimp For comparison purposes, see also this newsreel footage of C-Class blimps posted on YouTube by CriticalPast: YouTube - Critical Past: "U.S. Navy C-class airships at Fort Tilden, New York HD Stock Footage"
Art Siegel said:
Captioned as "U.S. Navy Dirigible C-1 ready to start on a 1, 500 mile flight from Rockaway Beach, Long Island to Key West Florida." www.pinterest.com/pin/518336238333727973 upper left image
Jon (LOC P&P) said:
Thanks TVL1970 and Art Siegel. We'll add this information to this record and the others related to this flight.

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Flickr said:
Congrats on Explore! ⭐ January 15, 2024
Markus Preiser said:
Incredible image!!! Congratulations on Explore.
SHANTANU DUTTA said:
Beautiful composition, very nice. Congrats on Explore! !!
Sigurd Krieger said:
Congrats on Xplore!!
gato-gato-gato said:
Toll gemacht.

swanq said:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-5_(blimp) "C-5 was a hydrogen inflated C class blimp operated by the U.S. Navy in 1918 and 1919. It was one of ten C class non-rigid airships built by Goodyear and Goodrich primarily for training and patrol duty for the navy during World War I. The C-5's engines were built by Hispano-Suiza, and its control car was built by Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. In early May 1919, the C-5 made a pioneering flight from its home base at Cape May, New Jersey to Montauk Point, New York and St. John's, Newfoundland, becoming the first airship to reach that city and in the process sending the first radio voice transmission from Newfoundland. " However, the transatlantic attempt, of which that was supposed to be the first hop, was a failure. When at St. Johns, Newfoundland, a "cord broke, and the C-5 began to lift off, tearing a few remaining cables that injured two crewmen as they sprang loose. Little jumped from the rising blimp, injuring his ankle, and the C-5 was blown eastward, over the Atlantic Ocean."
B-59 said:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-5_(blimp)
swanq said:
B-59 : Thanks for your second (at least) catch today of Wikipedia links that don't paste in properly!!