A U.S. Navy K-class blimp of ZP-14 patrols overhead as USS Langley conducts operations off Cape Henry, October 6, 1943. #ww2 #ship #navy #military | I love Warships

2.6K views · 33 reactions | Welcome to another episode of Warbird Wednesday! The K-class blimp was a class of blimps (non-rigid airship) built by the Goodyear Aircraft Company of Akron, Ohio, for the United States Navy. Before and during World War II, K-class blimps were built and configured for patrol and anti-submarine warfare operations, and were extensively used in the Navy’s anti-submarine efforts in the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean areas. | Palm Springs Air Museum | Facebook

7.8K views · 175 reactions | #OTD in 1942, U.S. Navy blimp L-8 returned from patrol without anyone aboard. The crew had vanished. The "ghost blimp" was found to be in total working order and none of the parachutes or life rafts had been taken. The fate of the crew remains a mystery. | U.S. Naval Institute | Facebook