USS Akron (ZRS-4) - Further Tests As "flying Aircraft Carrier"

Further Tests As "flying Aircraft Carrier"

Akron entered a new phase of her career that summer engaging in intense experimentation with the revolutionary "trapeze" and a full complement of F9C-2s. A key element of the entrance into that new phase was a new commanding officer, Commander Alger Dresel.

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