News From Lakehurst, 1939
New Jersey Courier 25 Aug 1939
The Navy's only all-metal blimp, the ZMC-2, made a short flight in the rain on Saturday morning to celebrate its 10th anniversary. The flight might also have celebrated its ten year safety record. The "tin ship", as the metal blimp is locally called, was piloted by Comdr. G.H. MILLS and Lieut. GERALD ZURMUEHLERI on its Saturday morning jaunt.
The ZMC-2 is 149 feet long. The metal rings which were welded together to form the gas compartment are of an aluminum ally which is but 95,10,00ths of an inch thick. The helium capacity is 160,000 cubic feet. The ship was built in Detroit and made her first flight here on August 19th, 1929.
The ship returned to the Lakehurst hangar at noon to avoid the heavier part of the southeast storm which lashed the seaboard.
The Navy's only all-metal blimp, the ZMC-2, made a short flight in the rain on Saturday morning to celebrate its 10th anniversary. The flight might also have celebrated its ten year safety record. The "tin ship", as the metal blimp is locally called, was piloted by Comdr. G.H. MILLS and Lieut. GERALD ZURMUEHLERI on its Saturday morning jaunt.
The ZMC-2 is 149 feet long. The metal rings which were welded together to form the gas compartment are of an aluminum ally which is but 95,10,00ths of an inch thick. The helium capacity is 160,000 cubic feet. The ship was built in Detroit and made her first flight here on August 19th, 1929.
The ship returned to the Lakehurst hangar at noon to avoid the heavier part of the southeast storm which lashed the seaboard.
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