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The rigid airship USS Macon surprised the USS Houston near Clipperton Island with a mail delivery for President Franklin D. Roosevelt, demonstrating its potential for tracking ships at sea.
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USS Macon (ZRS-5)
United States historic airship
USS Macon (ZRS-5) was a rigid airship built and operated by the United States Navy for scouting and served as a "flying aircraft carrier", carrying up to five single-seat Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk parasite biplanes for scouting or two-seat Fleet N2Y-1s for training. In service for…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
USS Houston (CA-30)
Northampton-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy
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Clipperton Island
Atoll in the eastern Pacific Ocean
Clipperton Island, also known as Clipperton Atoll and previously as Clipperton's Rock, is an 8.9 km2 (3.4 sq mi) uninhabited French coral atoll in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The only French territory in the North Pacific, Clipperton is 10,675 km (6,633 mi) from Paris, France;…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
President of the United States from 1933 to 1945
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the longest-serving U.S. president, and the only one to have served more than two terms. His first two terms were centered on combating the Great…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
July 19
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