Tractors Used as Mooring Mast for Army Dirigible TC-5
An army non-rigid dirigible arrived at the Boston airport from Lakehurst on a training flight and, with no hangar or mooring mast there, was secured for the night to two army tractors, each weighing five tons. The flight commander, Lieutenant William A Gray, of the United States Army Air Corps, said the flight was meant to acquaint the crew with the Atlantic coast line and to test the berthing of ships of that type where no fixed installations exist; the airship averaged 80 miles an hour on the way and was due to return the next day.
Boston, Oct. 22. - (AP) - The army non-rigid dirigible TC-5, which arrived here today from Lakehurst, N. J., on a training flight, tonight occupied novel moorings at the Boston airport. In the absence of hangar and mooring mast, the great ship, hauled to earth by a group of soldiers, was lashed to two army tractors, each weighing five tons. Officers of the TC-5 said she would be forced to cast loose should a storm blow up during the night.
Lieutenant William A. Gray, United States Army Air Corps, Flight Commander, said the main purpose of the dirigible's flight was to acquaint the crew with the Atlantic coast line. In addition to the coast patrol, he said, it was desired to test capabilities of berthing ships of the TC type where there were no fixed installations for the purpose. Given a high wind the dirigible will trust the uneasy atmosphere rather than its exposed moorings.
On the flight from Lakehurst today the dirigible took a roundabout course following the coastline, but made an average of 80 miles an hour, said to be remarkably fast time for craft of her class. Lieutenant Gray said he refrained from using the vessel's radio during the voyage because of possible interference with station radio programs. After her first mooring at the airport the TC-5 cast off again for an hour's flight above the city.
Unless rough weather in the night forces an earlier start the dirigible will leave tomorrow for the return flight to Lakehurst.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, October 23, 1926, page 1.
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Tractors Used as Mooring Mast for Army Dirigible TC-5
An army non-rigid dirigible arrived at the Boston airport from Lakehurst on a training flight and, with no hangar or mooring mast there, was secured for the night to two army tractors, each weighing five tons. The flight commander, Lieutenant William A Gray, of the United States Army Air Corps, said the flight was meant to acquaint the crew with the Atlantic coast line and to test the berthing of ships of that type where no fixed installations exist; the airship averaged 80 miles an hour on the way and was due to return the next day.
Boston, Oct. 22. - (AP) - The army non-rigid dirigible TC-5, which arrived here today from Lakehurst, N. J., on a training flight, tonight occupied novel moorings at the Boston airport. In the absence of hangar and mooring mast, the great ship, hauled to earth by a group of soldiers, was lashed to two army tractors, each weighing five tons. Officers of the TC-5 said she would be forced to cast loose should a storm blow up during the night.
Lieutenant William A. Gray, United States Army Air Corps, Flight Commander, said the main purpose of the dirigible's flight was to acquaint the crew with the Atlantic coast line. In addition to the coast patrol, he said, it was desired to test capabilities of berthing ships of the TC type where there were no fixed installations for the purpose. Given a high wind the dirigible will trust the uneasy atmosphere rather than its exposed moorings.
On the flight from Lakehurst today the dirigible took a roundabout course following the coastline, but made an average of 80 miles an hour, said to be remarkably fast time for craft of her class. Lieutenant Gray said he refrained from using the vessel's radio during the voyage because of possible interference with station radio programs. After her first mooring at the airport the TC-5 cast off again for an hour's flight above the city.
Unless rough weather in the night forces an earlier start the dirigible will leave tomorrow for the return flight to Lakehurst.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, October 23, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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Tractors Used as Mooring Mast for Army Dirigible TC-5
An army non-rigid dirigible arrived at the Boston airport from Lakehurst on a training flight and, with no hangar or mooring mast there, was secured for the night to two army tractors, each weighing five tons. The flight commander, Lieutenant William A Gray, of the United States Army Air Corps, said the flight was meant to acquaint the crew with the Atlantic coast line and to test the berthing of ships of that type where no fixed installations exist; the airship averaged 80 miles an hour on the way and was due to return the next day.
Boston, Oct. 22. - (AP) - The army non-rigid dirigible TC-5, which arrived here today from Lakehurst, N. J., on a training flight, tonight occupied novel moorings at the Boston airport. In the absence of hangar and mooring mast, the great ship, hauled to earth by a group of soldiers, was lashed to two army tractors, each weighing five tons. Officers of the TC-5 said she would be forced to cast loose should a storm blow up during the night.
Lieutenant William A. Gray, United States Army Air Corps, Flight Commander, said the main purpose of the dirigible's flight was to acquaint the crew with the Atlantic coast line. In addition to the coast patrol, he said, it was desired to test capabilities of berthing ships of the TC type where there were no fixed installations for the purpose. Given a high wind the dirigible will trust the uneasy atmosphere rather than its exposed moorings.
On the flight from Lakehurst today the dirigible took a roundabout course following the coastline, but made an average of 80 miles an hour, said to be remarkably fast time for craft of her class. Lieutenant Gray said he refrained from using the vessel's radio during the voyage because of possible interference with station radio programs. After her first mooring at the airport the TC-5 cast off again for an hour's flight above the city.
Unless rough weather in the night forces an earlier start the dirigible will leave tomorrow for the return flight to Lakehurst.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, October 23, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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Tractors Used as Mooring Mast for Army Dirigible TC-5
An army non-rigid dirigible arrived at the Boston airport from Lakehurst on a training flight and, with no hangar or mooring mast there, was secured for the night to two army tractors, each weighing five tons. The flight commander, Lieutenant William A Gray, of the United States Army Air Corps, said the flight was meant to acquaint the crew with the Atlantic coast line and to test the berthing of ships of that type where no fixed installations exist; the airship averaged 80 miles an hour on the way and was due to return the next day.
Boston, Oct. 22. - (AP) - The army non-rigid dirigible TC-5, which arrived here today from Lakehurst, N. J., on a training flight, tonight occupied novel moorings at the Boston airport. In the absence of hangar and mooring mast, the great ship, hauled to earth by a group of soldiers, was lashed to two army tractors, each weighing five tons. Officers of the TC-5 said she would be forced to cast loose should a storm blow up during the night.
Lieutenant William A. Gray, United States Army Air Corps, Flight Commander, said the main purpose of the dirigible's flight was to acquaint the crew with the Atlantic coast line. In addition to the coast patrol, he said, it was desired to test capabilities of berthing ships of the TC type where there were no fixed installations for the purpose. Given a high wind the dirigible will trust the uneasy atmosphere rather than its exposed moorings.
On the flight from Lakehurst today the dirigible took a roundabout course following the coastline, but made an average of 80 miles an hour, said to be remarkably fast time for craft of her class. Lieutenant Gray said he refrained from using the vessel's radio during the voyage because of possible interference with station radio programs. After her first mooring at the airport the TC-5 cast off again for an hour's flight above the city.
Unless rough weather in the night forces an earlier start the dirigible will leave tomorrow for the return flight to Lakehurst.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, October 23, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, October 23, 1926, page 1.
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Tractors Used as Mooring Mast for Army Dirigible TC-5
An army non-rigid dirigible arrived at the Boston airport from Lakehurst on a training flight and, with no hangar or mooring mast there, was secured for the night to two army tractors, each weighing five tons. The flight commander, Lieutenant William A Gray, of the United States Army Air Corps, said the flight was meant to acquaint the crew with the Atlantic coast line and to test the berthing of ships of that type where no fixed installations exist; the airship averaged 80 miles an hour on the way and was due to return the next day.
Boston, Oct. 22. - (AP) - The army non-rigid dirigible TC-5, which arrived here today from Lakehurst, N. J., on a training flight, tonight occupied novel moorings at the Boston airport. In the absence of hangar and mooring mast, the great ship, hauled to earth by a group of soldiers, was lashed to two army tractors, each weighing five tons. Officers of the TC-5 said she would be forced to cast loose should a storm blow up during the night.
Lieutenant William A. Gray, United States Army Air Corps, Flight Commander, said the main purpose of the dirigible's flight was to acquaint the crew with the Atlantic coast line. In addition to the coast patrol, he said, it was desired to test capabilities of berthing ships of the TC type where there were no fixed installations for the purpose. Given a high wind the dirigible will trust the uneasy atmosphere rather than its exposed moorings.
On the flight from Lakehurst today the dirigible took a roundabout course following the coastline, but made an average of 80 miles an hour, said to be remarkably fast time for craft of her class. Lieutenant Gray said he refrained from using the vessel's radio during the voyage because of possible interference with station radio programs. After her first mooring at the airport the TC-5 cast off again for an hour's flight above the city.
Unless rough weather in the night forces an earlier start the dirigible will leave tomorrow for the return flight to Lakehurst.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, October 23, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, October 23, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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