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Developed by the Navy's lighter-than-air program, the Akron and its sister ship, the USS Macon, were filled with helium and capable of becoming airborne without assistance from outside mechanical or technological systems.
This weekend will mark the 80th anniversary of the crash of the German airship Hindenburg in Lakehurst, New Jersey.
The USS Akron and the USS Macon were Navy flying aircraft carriers in the 1930s. Learn more about these dirigibles in this HowStuffWorks Now article.