The Connecticut Aircraft Company received the contract to build the DN-1 on the basis of its lowest bid. The designation stems from D for dirigible, N for non-rigid and “1” as the Navy’s first airship. Years later,

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Date: 2011-01-24 15:10:06 Airship B class blimp Blimp DN-1 Zeppelin N class blimp Hangar Naval Air Station Pensacola Goodyear Aerospace Goodyear aircraft Aircraft Aviation		The Connecticut Aircraft Company received the contract to build the DN-1 on the basis of its lowest bid. The designation stems from D for dirigible, N for non-rigid and “1” as the Navy’s first airship. Years later, Add to Reading List Source URL: www.history.navy.mil Download Document from Source Website File Size: 1,23 MB Share Document on Facebook

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