This Month in Crown City History T H R O U G H
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Y E A R S LESLIE CRAWFORD
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Dirigible Takes First Flight at North Island March 1, 1920
The inaugural flight of dirigible Airship C-6, the first lighter-than-air ship constructed on the West Coast, occurred at North Island. The C-6 was the first of a fleet
of lighter-than-air ships stationed at North Island. The dirigible measured 196 feet in length with a capacity of 35,000 cubic feet of gas. A crew of six sailed the airship out over the coast, then the city, reaching an altitude of 1,000 feet. Thousands of people stopped to marvel at the wonder of this new type of aeronautic display.
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