18 Dec
1998
18 Dec
'98
9:40 a.m.
At 04:31 PM 12/18/98 -0500, you wrote:
The first bunch did (1920s-30s), but they were reborn in the 1940s, as
they were _wonderful_ ASW platforms. They continued to be used well into
the 1950s, carrying early warning radar stuff.
They're still being used for RADAR platforms. There's one flying not 30
miles from here. Supposedly being to used to stop the flow of drugs. Yeah
-- right!
Joe
From what I've heard, the reason why the US
military stopped using
airships was because so many crashed in storms...