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In the U. S. there are only two hangars; Lakehurst and Scott Field, Belleville, Ill. Dirigibles cannot, like ariplanes, be landed on any flat run of ground and wheeled into a convenient shed.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dirigibles still evoke vivid memories of disaster�the stunning tragedies of the 1930s that destroyed Germany's Hindenburg, Britain's R-101, and America's Akron and Macon, and caused great loss of life.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dirigibles are too expensive to be left lying around.

From Time Magazine Archive

In his words, "Dirigibles are seemingly useless in defence against the aeroplane or gun-fire."

From Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Talbot, Frederick Arthur Ambrose

Dirigibles that are equipped with it are not liable to the awful explosions that have characterized flights under the ordinary system.

From The Secrets of the German War Office by Graves, Dr. Armgaard Karl