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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:F9_C_Sparrowhawk
F9 C-2 Sparrowhawk
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gptkbp:allows
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weather dependency.
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gptkbp:armament
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machine guns
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gptkbp:capacity
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5,000,000 cubic feet
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gptkbp:caused_by
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storm damage
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gptkbp:challenges
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navigation difficulties.
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gptkbp:commissioned
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1933
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gptkbp:constructed_in
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gptkb:1929
gptkb:Goodyear_Aircraft_Corporation
1933
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gptkbp:crew
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61
Captain Charles E. Rosendahl.
airship operations.
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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gptkb:1935
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gptkbp:design
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rigid airship.
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gptkbp:displacement
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200,000 pounds
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gptkbp:elevation
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20,000 feet
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gptkbp:engine
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gptkb:5
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gptkbp:engine_type
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gptkb:Packard_4_M-2500
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gptkbp:events
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1935-02-12
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gptkbp:fate
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crashed
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gptkbp:features
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streamlined shape.
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gptkbp:first_flight
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1935-02-12
1933-03-10
lost at sea.
crew survived.
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gptkbp:height
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78 feet
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Great Depression era.
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gptkbp:historical_event
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crash in 1935.
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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demonstrated airship capabilities.
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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part of the U. S. Navy's lighter-than-air program.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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USS Macon (ZRS-5)
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gptkbp:influenced
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military aviation.
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gptkbp:launched
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1933-01-21
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced future airship designs.
symbol of airship innovation.
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gptkbp:length
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785 feet
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkb:Monterey_Bay,_California
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gptkbp:max_speed
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84 mph
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gptkbp:mission
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training mission
reconnaissance mission
crash landing.
patrol missions.
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:notable_event
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first airship to launch and recover aircraft at sea.
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gptkbp:notable_feature
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hangar for aircraft
large hangar.
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gptkbp:operated_by
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:operational_area
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gptkb:1935
1934
2 years.
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gptkbp:operational_range
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1,000 miles
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gptkbp:operational_status
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retired
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gptkbp:resting_place
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ocean floor.
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gptkbp:role
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:services
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gptkb:1935
1933
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gptkbp:significance
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one of the last rigid airships used by the U. S. Navy.
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gptkbp:sister_ship
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USS Akron (ZRS-4
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gptkbp:technology
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aircraft launch system.
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gptkbp:type
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ZRS (Zepplin-Rigid Structure) airship
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:USS_Macon
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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