CoolPix - Vintage Military: US Navy Airship In Hangar One At Moffett Field
Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 11:25PM 
(click pic for hi-res)
CoolPix is a new regular feature that’s starting right now. Intriguing pictures (hopefully!) from all over the world of aviation. From the past and the present, broken down into at least 12 categories, like ’Vintage Military’, that will follow the word ‘CoolPix’ in the title so they can easily searched. I also plan to have pre-sort links set up after the database builds up so you’ll be able to quickly experience some fab pix that are meant to inspire and educate. I hope you’ll take the few extra moments these pix deserve to really take in what is going on. You can just glance at them, but I promise you’ll be missing a lot if that’s all you do : )
So, the very first CoolPix is an awesome view of a U.S. Navy airship in Hangar One at Moffett Field. These type of hangars are awe-inspiring to say the least. The hangar measures 1,133’ long, 308’ wide, and 198’ tall! Airships, like the USS Macon and USS Akron were 785’ long, so it obviously took a super-sized hangar to house them. Hangar One was built in the 1930’s.
Most CoolPix won’t be available in hi-res (click the pic) but this one is, which is especially cool as it pulls you in close so you can see more of the structure details… but the best part for me is to look really close and notice the people inside. They are so small! It’s then that you really get the sense of how crazy huge both the hangar and the airship are.
Lastly, this is an interesting pic because there have been efforts to possibly tear down, or at least remove all the skin from the still-standing Hangar One landmark. There have been several ’rescue’ thoughts and attempts, but it appears at the moment that a final decision still hasn’t been made. Anyone with more info on the status please share them in the comments - thanx!
Reader Comments (5)
Truly some awesome pics of rare military vintage gear. Thanks! When will they all be in hi res?
This is an amazing vintage picture. We could only reminisce how the air warfare has changed so much in so little time.
We won't see such class of gunship in this modern times, but it is always good to learn from it and be humbled to belong to a more peaceful times.
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