My grandfather was the last surviving crewmember of the USS Macon. He was the Helmsman. William H Clarke
@erfquake1
2 жыл бұрын
He was a very lucky man to have helmed such an incredible ship. Cheers.
@ToyKingWonder
2 жыл бұрын
Did he tell you stories of getting off the ship?
@bobcat3954
2 жыл бұрын
My uncle served on both USS Macon and USS Akron
@lauralee8130
2 жыл бұрын
@@bobcat3954 Grandpa was stationed in Lakehurst too.
@georgemallory797
Жыл бұрын
My grandfather was a wh*re chaser and a drunk. He died on his toilet with a case of Natty Light at his feet.
@ScoutSniper3124
2 жыл бұрын
My first duty station was VP-31 inside of Hanger 1 at Moffett Field. The hanger was massive, and I could only imagine the size of the airships it was built to hold. Being a young Sailor who "thought outside the box" I once put in a Request Chit "To paint the hanger a Light Golden Brown to disguise it as a Twinkie". The chit was summarily denied with an admonishment never to put in another.
@John77Doe
2 жыл бұрын
Moffet field sounds familiar. I think I was there. What is the Navy doing at Moffet Field?? 😐😐😐
@popuptarget7386
2 жыл бұрын
So you were an old school "chit" poster? Well done.
@monkeygraborange
2 жыл бұрын
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! 🤣🤣🤣👍
@JollyGreenFE
2 жыл бұрын
@@John77Doe The Navy no longer owns Moffett Field. It was handed over to NASA & Google is contracted to run the airfield.
@John77Doe
2 жыл бұрын
@@JollyGreenFE Ok, so I was there for some NASA project. 😐😐
@YossiRafelson
2 жыл бұрын
The Point Sur Lightstation tour has a bit about the Macon. After the crash landing, the location of the wreck was though to be lost. One day a customer at a local restaurant recognized a neat bit of metal hanging on the wall behind the bar as a strut from the Macon. A bit of digging turned up that a fisherman had pulled it up years earlier and traded it to the bar for a drink. The fisherman was tracked down and he still knew the location. And that's how the NOAA/Stanford expedition was able to happen.
@johnholloway691
2 жыл бұрын
My paternal grandfather and two other in-laws were from Lakehurst and worked on the construction of both the USS Akron and Macon. I have an original sepia photo of the Akron taken at Lakehurst, New Jersey, a gift to my father when he was given a tour of its sister ship Macon. Sadly, his tour guide, a family friend, died not long after when the Akron went down off Cape May. An earlier post mentioned their downward hanging flags, which I had never noticed until I used my iPhone magnifier and spotted it at the stern. The photo also shows just how big these ships were. What looks like a little smudge at ground level is actually most of the crew lined up. I commend the History Guy's production standards in not repeating clips just to fill up a video, something a lot of other historically-focused KZitemrs do. Thanks for that.
@vinnynj78
2 жыл бұрын
Born and raised in southern New Jersey so I have passed the hangar at Lakehurst many times. I was at an airshow as a teenager back in the '90s and someone from the museum had for sale duplicate blueprint rolls for the USS Akron. They are quite large, 12 feet when unrolled. Naturally, I had to buy one and as a history teacher I make sure it is part of my classes whenever I can.
@gotsloco1810
2 жыл бұрын
My dad’s first commanding officer at NAS Beeville, TX 1943 was also on both the Akron, and Macon. He was also at Lakehurst when the Hindenburg burned. Connie Knox. My grandfather redesigned the track system at hangar 1 Moffett Field so it actually worked. The motors are from San Francisco street cars. A project of the Pelton Waterwheel Company. My mother said the Macon just cleared the Oak trees at the corner of Grant and Fremont when landing at NAS Moffett Field.
@darklordojeda
2 жыл бұрын
That's such a cool story about it barely clearing trees off Grant and Fremont. I grew up in Mountain View.
@jcsgodmother
2 жыл бұрын
I have an original photo of the Akron.
@BuzzSargent
2 жыл бұрын
NOAA is one US Government agency that truly earns its keep. From coastal navigation, marine parks, iceberg tracking, and so many other things. Being in Florida I respect the Hurricane Hunters and the National Weather Service, National Hurricane Service also. One great bunch of people that do things that help us every day. Happy Trails
@glenchapman3899
2 жыл бұрын
Yep I live in Tornado alley, so we really appreciate NOAA's work
@sullivanspapa1505
Жыл бұрын
your admitting being in Florida, my thoughts and prayers are with you!
@BuzzSargent
Жыл бұрын
@@sullivanspapa1505 Florida is a good State to live in. Love it here ❗🤠
@jessepollard7132
Жыл бұрын
ah, another roy Rogers fan.
@MikeSmith-nx4ct
2 жыл бұрын
Merry 🎄 Christmas History Guy!!!
@johngregg5735
2 жыл бұрын
I was a cub scout in Palo Alto (this was a while ago). Every year the scouts held a 'Scouting Exposition' at Moffett Field. For a 8 year old, it was the coolest building, ever.
@stevedittrich4411
Жыл бұрын
The pilot you show flying F9C BuNo 9058, LT Harold B. "Min" Miller, was a friend of mine. He came up with the idea of removing the landing gear of the MACON'S F9Cs and replacing it with a fuel tank. Of course, this made it dangerous to either ditch at sea, or land at a land base should either of those things be necessary! During the War in the Pacific, now CAPT Miller was ADM Nimitz's public affairs officer, and when Miller retired after the War, he was promoted to Rear Admiral. I first met him in the Fall of 1970 when I was a freshman at Hofstra University, and RADM Miller was the Vice President for University Relations. I was told by another staff member at Hofstra (an LTA "lighter than air" pilot who flew with the first squadron of anti-U boat blimps to cross the Atlantic in 1944) that the Admiral was a former naval aviator, so I introduced myself. We met often to talk about his experiences in the Navy, much to the chagrin of the Admiral's secretary, because when I would ask her if the Admiral was available, he would hear my voice and invite me into his office right away!!! The Admiral retired in 1973 and I believe passed away in 1988. As usual, a great video!
@ACF1901
7 ай бұрын
Thank you for this great presentation on the USS Macon.
@tango6nf477
2 жыл бұрын
They had the right idea with airships but their size was the biggest weakness. Subsequent smaller airships or "blimps" were very successful in a number of roles including anti submarine patrolling in WW2. The ability to remain aloft for long periods could be very useful today
@shawnr771
2 жыл бұрын
Years ago, Popular Mechanics had an article about extremely high altitude blimps for recon use. Think 80,000 ft and painted blue. They could loiter for days on end over a battlefield.
@geoben1810
2 жыл бұрын
@@shawnr771 Yeah and they'd make a great target for any of today's missile that could easily reach them. Now stop playing with your mommy's computer and go play in traffic with your little zombie friends 🤣
@geoben1810
2 жыл бұрын
@ tango6f Seriously? Like there isn't a missile that could reach them? And the satellites that are capable of reading license plates aren't better? Stop playing with your mommy's computer and go play in traffic with your little zombie friends like the ones Ive already tossed out 👍
@kiwitrainguy
Жыл бұрын
No allied convoy was ever lost to German U-boats when it was escorted by US Navy blimps.
@majorchungus
2 жыл бұрын
Airships have a special spot in my heart. I clicked on this video in 0.2 seconds.
@ypaulbrown
2 жыл бұрын
Wishing you all the best....thanks for a great episode.....cheers from Central Florida....Paul
@constipatedinsincity4424
2 жыл бұрын
I flew in the Goodyear Blimp back in 1994 here in Las Vegas over the Sam Boyd's Silver Bowl where UNLV beat Central Michigan at the 3rd Las Vegas Bowl 🥣 🤔 Its quite nice and somber. It made me want to put on a cape!
@Lee-70ish
2 жыл бұрын
Bet that was great fun I envy you. I was on duty at the London 2012 Olympics and an illuminated one flew over the stadium at the Paralympics it looked brilliant. The airships must have been incredible to see Been to the Cardington Airship Hangars here in the UK and they are truely huge. The modern blimps look like toys inside.
@constipatedinsincity4424
2 жыл бұрын
@@Lee-70ish They're fricken huge. I would love to see 👀 England sone day. How's the weather today?
@constipatedinsincity4424
2 жыл бұрын
@Chris Webb I have lived here most of my life and I have never been strung out..But I am still constipated. Thank you for asking
@thekoneill8
2 жыл бұрын
My Father’s Uncle was Chief Machinist Mate George C Walsh on the USS Akron. His counterpart on the Macon was his Best Man at his Wedding. #Heroes
@pg1171
2 жыл бұрын
I remember reading a book about this as a kid, and I'm now 58. The best I remember, the book was names Sparrowhawk. It was about the aircraft, and the trials that the pilots went through, to get the planes and the airships to be compatible. Not very many of the aircraft were ever built. I understand that the airship that crashed in the Pacific had the remains of at least one Sparrowhawk in the wreckage. Very good book! Thank you for posting this!
@jamessullivan1348
2 жыл бұрын
I live along Interstate 77 outside of Newcomerstown OH. The crash site of the Shenandoah is south of me and the hangar for the Goodyear blimp is north of me. The Goodyear blimp used to fly over my house almost every year. Such great memories.
@team9wildernessmedicinetra889
2 жыл бұрын
The Macon was in Here Comes the Navy with Jimmy Cagney and Pat O’Brien the year before the loss of the Macon. Entertaining and you have to get to the final act to see the Macon. The USS Arizona featured prominently in the movie as well.
@xray86delta
2 жыл бұрын
I agree! That movie is worth watching just for the historical footage!
@chirpycrow2061
2 жыл бұрын
Nice! Definitely gonna check that one out to add to my airship library. Thanks for the info on the movie!
@stevemastnick5034
Жыл бұрын
Have to check that out. Thanks for the info. Love Zeppelins.
@jonskowitz
2 жыл бұрын
BTW, The dark stripes down the sides are exhaust water reclaimers so the ships do not become lighter as they burn fuel. This way they do not need to vent helium (an expensive and limited resource) as they operate.
@stevedietrich8936
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks THG. Uplifting episode.
@jackpavlik563
2 жыл бұрын
Oh the humanity. Of your pun…
@PembySmar
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your knowledge sharing amongst us all!!!
@maxdesorgher
2 жыл бұрын
I have a tiny tool my grandpa used when he worked as a toolmaker on this project. He was born in 1897 and moved from his position began at Camp Meade and it changed to Fort Meade WWI.
@geoffgill5334
2 жыл бұрын
You are the best, thank you for your videos!!
@JamesAllmond
2 жыл бұрын
Being from Macon, Ga, this one is near and dear to the heart... had to add, and lived very close to the Shenandoah River in West Virginia...
@johnkeenan5404
2 жыл бұрын
The Navy used airships in WWII. Although not rigid or the size of the Macon or Akron they used blimps for anti submarine patrol and convoy escort. They were extremely effective. The pilots wore a naval aviator insignia with just one wing.
@davidbowser1962
12 күн бұрын
Look into the two world records held for longest time aloft and distance flown without refueling. The Snowbird flew out of Weymouth and landed in the keys in 1957. My father LCDR Robert S. Bowser was one of the pilots.
@CraigLYoung
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing and Merry Christmas 🎅
@HM2SGT
2 жыл бұрын
Rudyard Kipling, not an author one usually associates with science fiction and futurism, wrote an intriguing short story; "with the night mail", the tale of an airship crossing the Atlantic in a storm. Some very interesting concepts about abandoned airships and the use being so common it was positively mundane, sort of like the Pan am space travel advert in 2001 a space odyssey.
@CurCam713
2 жыл бұрын
The Graf Zeppelin flew over one million miles in its lifetime.
@HM2SGT
2 жыл бұрын
@@CurCam713 Indeed. There were several successful dirigible passenger services, but it seems like there were disastrous crashes as often as there were successes. Still, wouldn’t it be shiny to be able to fly the North America - South America route? A shame it couldn’t succeed today.
@stevebailey325
2 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Sunnyvale in the 1970s and Moffatt was still very active. If you ever get a chance you need to see the museum that's on the now decommisipn base. They have a fa beautiful model of the Macon. Its a large cut away model showing the insides with the sparrow hawks sitting in their "hanger". The base is open to everyone and you can drive up to see "Hanger 1" where these ships were housed. Sadly the took all the skin off the Hanger and its all the structures and girders left. I drive and think the "grand old lady" now sits naked and forlorn. So much history there.
@darklordojeda
2 жыл бұрын
I still don't understand why they don't hold air shows anymore, the last time there was an airshow there was very early 2000's and they said that over a million people attended over 1 weekend. Seems like easy money to me. Probably too many chumps in Sunnyvale and Mountain View whining about the noise.
@digitalranger4259
Жыл бұрын
Rigid airships are being revisited, and I'm glad. The dream of airships docking on top of skyscrapers. is still held by some.
@billerker
2 жыл бұрын
“Gas bag” and “Sky hook” - you’re making this up!
@michaelfisher7170
2 жыл бұрын
I remember being disappointed when I was younger when, after seeing pictures of these gigantic floating things I learned that their time had passed long before I was born, and the realization I'd never look up and see one of them floating overhead. Seeing them must have been amazing for the landbound in those days.
@stevek8829
2 жыл бұрын
We still have blimps! I haven't seen any for a few years now, come to think. But, more than Goodyear have them.
@rickdurr2960
2 жыл бұрын
I love your videos. A rather remarkable coincidence re your video on the Macon: two after I watched it I was talking with a nephew who currently works at Moffet Field in the large hangar for a company named Lighter Than Air (LTF). Amazingly they are in the process of building an airship based largely on the Macon, due to be launched in January 2022. The purpose of the ship is for studying the atmosphere and climate and carrying out humanitarian missions in other parts of the world. Thought you might want to know. Again, thanks for your vids. They are great.
@hertzair1186
2 жыл бұрын
I fly into Moffet Field occasionally and you can still see that massive dirigible hangar there.
@lelandfranklin3487
Жыл бұрын
My late father would talk about seeing the massive airship over East Central Indiana once. At 88 he would still talk about just the massive size of it...
@N-Scale
2 жыл бұрын
I loved this one and was a great disply of human imagination.
@JUNKERS488
2 жыл бұрын
Great video as always.
@kotori87gaming89
2 жыл бұрын
I often ask my students trivia questions about naval history. of these questions, my favorite is this: "In the whole history of the US Navy, only two ships perform their Colors ceremony backwards. That is, they lower the American Flag every morning at 0800, and they raise the flag every evening at sunset. What ships are these, and why?" The answer, to you who have watched this video, is clear. The USS Akron and USS Macon, flying aircraft carriers, have their flagpoles on the bottom of the ship. To display the colors as required, they must lower the flag in the morning, and then recover the colors by raising them in the evening. They are the only two vessels in the US Navy to do so. I also delight in asking about the only submarine in the service that had a non-whole-number for its hull number. That would be the USS Seal, SS-19_1/2, so numbered because it was built before the hull number system was implemented, and was not initially included in the system.
@grizwoldphantasia5005
2 жыл бұрын
What about the USS Shenandoah and USS Los Angeles?
@kotori87gaming89
2 жыл бұрын
@@grizwoldphantasia5005 Honestly I'm not sure. They may not have had flagpoles, or maybe my book of naval trivia was wrong. It's always a fun process watching young sailors try to figure out the answer, though.
@rhark25
2 жыл бұрын
Sorry to be "that guy" but I wanted to correct a couple of things. The machine guns aboard the parasite fighter were not "30 inch" in size. You can either say .30 caliber or .30 inch. Also the two seat trainer built by WACO is pronounced WAH-coe, not WHACK-o. It's an acronym for Weaver Aircraft Co. Thanks for a great video!
@stevek8829
2 жыл бұрын
As WA Co. is an abbreviation, it's never had a correct pronunciation. Yes it's normally not said like the Texas town, that doesn't make it a word. They should just call it a Weaver.
@drak347
2 жыл бұрын
This is great - when I first moved to the bay, I’d drive down the 101 and wonder, “what the hell was stored in those?!” After learning it was airships, it’s great to hear one of their stories!
@CFarnwide
2 жыл бұрын
Now this is an interesting episode! Had no idea they were ever considered as an aircraft carrier. Interesting indeed!
@WarblesOnALot
2 жыл бұрын
G'day, Using Airships to carry and release Parasite Fighters was pioneered by the British, during WW-1 ; using Sopwith Camels. AmeriKa..., came Latte, To the Pate...; As per usual (!). Such is life, Have a good one... Stay safe. ;-p Ciao !
@DeconvertedMan
2 жыл бұрын
Steam punk! There is just something COOL about these massive airships.
@davidallen9526
2 жыл бұрын
Lighter than air airships will make a comeback. Trust me.
@davidbaise5137
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this, HG. In fiction, Pynchon has a boys club of explorers going about in a blimp filled with gadgets. Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon. That Cagney picture is a good look. Also Charlie Chan at the Olympics features an Atlantic crossing to Berlin- on the Hindenburg.
@xlerb2286
Жыл бұрын
I still have hopes airships make a comeback for the limited roles where could compete favorably. For decades there have been articles about companies developing a modern version, planned trials, etc. And there are several companies working on new designs right now. But nobody's found a commercially practical solution yet it seems.
@Hannah_Em
2 жыл бұрын
There was a great alternate-history computer game set in 1937 which took the concept of airborne aircraft carrying zeppelins and ran with it, called Crimson Skies, which I loved growing up as a kid! It's an aerial combat game which cast the player as the leader of a band of aerial pirates, playing it as a kid I had no idea that it had been based partially on a real concept!
@derekr1282
2 жыл бұрын
Never played the first one, but High Road to Revenge was one of my favorite games from my childhood. Wish they would make more games like that one. An immersive world, great gameplay, stunning visuals (for the time), and a brilliant soundtrack.
@adriennegormley9358
2 жыл бұрын
I was aware that the loss of the Macon killed the airship program; it's nice to get the whole story. For years that I refuse to recount, I have both lived, and worked, within a mile of Moffett Federal Airport (now under lease to Google), and worked with women whose husbands were stationed at what was then NAS Moffett Field, so I knew a bit about the Macon, but not the full story. Thanks for this.
@funstuff2006
2 жыл бұрын
"Two thirty-inch Browning machineguns." Bringin' Battleships to a Biplane fight!
@hawkinsdale
2 жыл бұрын
Very funny. Perhaps they were thirty inches LONG.
@funstuff2006
2 жыл бұрын
@@hawkinsdale Nope, try "thirty calibre."
@JohnMcPhersonStrutt
2 ай бұрын
Could there be a decimal point in the wrong place?
@funstuff2006
2 ай бұрын
@@JohnMcPhersonStrutt If it is it should've been enough to trigger a "hrmm, that sounds wrong" - like the difference between "thirty cents" vs. "thirty dollars" wrong. The largest gun(s) ever mounted on a warship were the 18-inch main batteries on the Yamato Class battleships, so the notion of a machinegun firing bullets nearly twice that size is, well. . .
@NotABushFan1
2 жыл бұрын
In the 70s there was a McDonalds near the Goodyear Air Hanger that used to have a detailed drawing of the USS Akron. I lived within walking distance of the Aron air port seeing the hanger in the move brought back memories. Thanks
@flick22601
Жыл бұрын
Yes Virginia, there is such a thing as a skyhook. They were first used on US Navy dirigibles to capture and release airplanes while in flight.
@skovner
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for a video that gave me more information, and made no obvious errors. There are far too many vvideos that have glaring obvious errors (like talking about one ship but showing a quite different one. I appreciate videos that do a good job.
@hertzair1186
2 жыл бұрын
I fly into Moffett field several times a year and the massive airship hangar is still grabs your attention….
@TinMan0555
2 жыл бұрын
Great stuff
@legomaker3105
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video! Seems like all of your videos are well thought out and presented clearly, carefully and easily understandable. Well done sir
@CAMacKenzie
2 жыл бұрын
"The U.S. would not build any more airships, however, and technologica improvements in planes would soon make them obsolete." No, you're mistaken. The U.S. would not build any more RIGID airships, but the Navy continued to build and use non-rigid airships (blimps) into the 1960s. And yes, blimps are dirigibles. The word means "controllable" or "steerable," to distinguish airships from plain balloons with very limited controllability. From 1942 to '45 blimps were built for anti-submarine warfare, anti-mine, and training by Goodyear, who also built N-class blimps for patrol and early warning radar until 1960, which continued to fly until 1962.
@HM2SGT
2 жыл бұрын
Getting into those parasite fighters must have been a harrowing experience.
@acftmxman
2 жыл бұрын
I grew up near NAS Moffett Field. The three dirigible hangars are still there. Hangar One is being rebuilt today because of money Google and Oracle pay to share the field with NASA Ames Research Center. When I was a child, Moffett was a fighter base then was home to the P-2 & P-3’s. I’ve been inside the hangars many times. They are large enough to have their own weather patterns. You feel so infinitesimally small when looking up from just inside the doors. Thanks for another great video that took me back to my childhood.
@clearsmashdrop5829
2 жыл бұрын
I hope Hangar One gets repaired but its been 10 years since its been stripped so not having high hopes. :(
@Whammytap
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, History Guy! I'm a longtime dirigible buff; I'm delighted to see an episode about one of the few U.S. Navy ships which raised her flag at dusk and lowered her flag at sunrise.
@davef.2329
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Thanks.
@earllutz2663
2 жыл бұрын
As usual, very informative, and also entertaining. Thank you again THG.
@tedjones3955
2 жыл бұрын
An amazing channel, sir! Never dull, always entertaining and educational. God bless and Merry Christmas to you and yours.
@gregparrott
2 жыл бұрын
The brief inclusion regarding NOAA (starting at 12:58) suggests a topic worthy of its own, dedicated documentary
@TheHistoryGuyChannel
2 жыл бұрын
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@gregparrott
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel Superb! I'm watching it now. For others reading comments, THG has linked his documentary on the history of NOAA. (Guess I should have assumed THG had already done so)
@gregj4857
2 жыл бұрын
I have a peace of a life raft from the Maken. Great video thanks.
@jasonhammond4640
Жыл бұрын
I live about 25 miles away from the crash site of the stern section of the USS Shenandoah. The forward section came to rest in the neighboring county about six miles away.
@craigott7003
2 жыл бұрын
In the 1960's my father took me aboard a blimp housed in hanger one at Lake Hurst New Jersey ,the gondola was quite small .My father was senior master chief of maintenance .In the 80's he was asked to head up the lighter than air exhibit at the Naval air museum in Pensacola.,My father served from 1939-1969.
@onbedoeldekut1515
2 жыл бұрын
Dangit, Guy! How am I supposed to send apprentices to the suppliers to ask for tartan paint and sky hooks now?!
@jpmojo
2 жыл бұрын
Growing up only 3 miles from Lakehurst Naval Station it’s great to see this history of Zeppelins and US Dirigibles other than just the Hindenburg and it’s tragic history the ended in Lakehurst.
@skybanner9
2 жыл бұрын
Another well researched video.
@frisk151
Жыл бұрын
Liked and sub'd... Great info.. I love history, and airships are something near and dear to my heart... You just filled a few things on this I missed. Thank you!
@jamielacourse7578
Жыл бұрын
That is an outstanding intro animation.
@captaincrazyhat
2 жыл бұрын
There was a mistake in the video. You said the plane had 30 inch guns which would be larger then the largest battleship guns ever used. They were equipped with browning .30 caliber machine guns.
@christopherrasmussen8718
2 жыл бұрын
I was stationed at Lakehurst in the 90s. Used to have the run of Hanger 1. It was built as a double hanger. I think , only one time it had two in it? The museum is unique. Parts of the ground gear was/still out in the woods. I so wish I had been alive in the times. The chapel there has stained glass windows remembering the airships and the crews.
@mfx1
2 жыл бұрын
Minor point, Helium isn't "rare" it's about the most abundant element in the entire universe, but it is difficult and expensive to extract. All those people that say "we're running out of Helium", what they mean is stored reserves of Helium you could do a video about US Helium reserves.
@TheHylianBatman
2 жыл бұрын
Airships are always super cool. I'm so disappointed that they weren't perfected, and that we lost them. If only the world could've had some more.
@larrybomber83
2 жыл бұрын
It would be nice if they could go down and bring up one more airplane. Thank You.
@SammyM00782
2 жыл бұрын
Dude, who does your intros?! There's sooooooooooooooooooooooooo many, and they're all so good.
@TheHistoryGuyChannel
2 жыл бұрын
It is no secret- I use a program called Viddyoze. I just drop the logo into a template.
@SammyM00782
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel Well, I don't stalk you like that sir lol. I never even bothered to figure out your first name, since I would refer to you as Mr. History Guy in public 🤣. You make great content, sir.
@johnb8477
2 жыл бұрын
I wish to heck that these airships had been successful.
@Kw1161
2 жыл бұрын
The History Guy: another great video, thanks for shedding light on the forgotten airship history. Happy Holidays!
@robertspeicher5047
2 жыл бұрын
Just for fans of airships. A 1934 movie, starring James Cagney, titled ; " Here comes the Navy. The Macon was used in the film and there are lots of up close of the Macon.
@christopherlynch3314
2 жыл бұрын
Just thinking about that movie the other day. An interesting look at the US Navy just prior to WWII. Gleaning customs, practices, standards of the pre-WWII Navy from this movie to compare to what the Navy became in WWII is pretty fascinating.
@robertspeicher5047
2 жыл бұрын
I like that movie for the close up and lots of views of the battleship Arizona. I watched a video of the present day Arizona and there the part in the video of the number one turret. All covered with growth. The angle. Of the guns. In the movie there is a scene of Cagney and another actor straddling the guns of that turret and the angle in the movie is the same..
@robertsullivan4773
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, I have a picture of the Macon at least I'm now sure I due hanging in my den. I was never sure until you vid if it was the Macon of the Akron. She's flying over lower Manhattan 😊
@whtfsh765
2 жыл бұрын
Your aviation related videos are my favorite, although I also watch all the others you make. Thanks.
@davidrivero7943
2 жыл бұрын
Im 5 miles from Opa Locka & Airport is thriving . 40 yrs ago Good Year was stationed there , 20 yrs ago the Blimp Hangar was demolished. Very seldom is seen nowadays over the Skies of Miami.
@roskene
Жыл бұрын
I have video of the construction of the Zeppelin hanger in Akron that still stands. These were made from old Goodyear film and one is on VHS the other is on Disc. Quite a technical achievement for those days, and virtually no safety equipment for those who built them.
@shelbybrown8312
2 жыл бұрын
Hello from Chicago heights Illinois
@teenchy
2 жыл бұрын
The only suggestion I'd have for this video is to include images of the Sparrowhawk on display in the Smithsonian.
@michaeltempsch5282
2 жыл бұрын
And adding "point" before the "30 inch caliber Browning machine guns". Tames things down a bit from Schwerer Gustav / Dora scale devices to something a bit easier for a biplane (h3ll, ANY plane) to carry...
@arthurschipper8906
2 жыл бұрын
There is a blimp hangar in Tillamook Oregon. Incredible scale
@michiel1362
2 жыл бұрын
Nice new intro! Greetings from delft holland
@bicivelo
7 ай бұрын
Amazing!
@doxdoomsday4948
2 жыл бұрын
Great opening!
@johnvincent9685
2 жыл бұрын
Just amazing interesting stuff . Thanks
@DrewSwearingen
2 жыл бұрын
Ran across a photo of crew. Was surprised to discover a Swearingen among them.
@tinamclaughlin1991
2 жыл бұрын
I wish more research made on those wonderful airships. 😉💗🇺🇲
@thejudgmentalcat
2 жыл бұрын
I remember watching "The Last Crusade" with friends who thought the biplane in the undercarriage of the blimp was a creation of Spielberg's.
@marksimpson2689
2 жыл бұрын
Clicked on this episode by mistake but an interesting mini doco
@navret1707
2 жыл бұрын
I saw those blimp hangers on Moffit (sp?) field. Damn, they are/were BIG! I heard stories from guys stationed there that there was actually weather differences inside the hangers.
@mikmik9034
Жыл бұрын
I understand that Naval Air Station Lakehurst was a boondoggle, That the U.S.N. did not want it as Lakehurst was TOO WINDY for safe aviation (leave along Lighter-Than-Air) operation.
@thesleepyweasel3775
Жыл бұрын
I'm a little late, but this was a great episode!
@ThalassTKynn
2 жыл бұрын
I've been in aviation for 20 years and I've always wanted to work on a modern rigid airship. Especially one that can launch aircraft iike this!
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