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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 979.4
EAN num: 9780738531328
ISBN number: 0738531324
Label: Arcadia Publishing
Manufacturer: Arcadia Publishing
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 128
Printing Date: May 08, 2006
Publishing house: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date: May 03, 2006
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The looming immensity of Moffett Field’s Hangar One, built
in 1933 to house the world’s largest—and last—rigid-frame
dirigible, is an unforgettable South Bay landmark. The lighterthan-air Macon cost 2.5 million Depression-era dollars and could hold 100 men and five Sparrowhawk biplanes, yet its silvery bulk hovered silently or sailed up to 80 miles an hour. It drew crowds as it darkened the skies around Mountain View until it broke up in a storm two years later. Other blimp squadrons, equipped with carrier pigeons instead of biplanes, succeeded the Macon. Moffett Field has at various times served the navy, army, and the air force. Now home to the world’s largest wind tunnel, the NASA Ames Research Center also supports research that blazes the frontiers of supercomputing, robotics, space sciences, astrobiology, and nanotechnology.
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This was an excellent depiction of Moffet Field. I purchased this book for my husband who was stationed at Moffet Field in 1956-57. It had so many memories for him in it, and he really treasures this book. I would recommend it for anyone who knows the history of that area or was stationed at Moffet Field at some point in time. WellDone.
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