Lakehurst Naval Station Welcomes ‘ZR-3’

This is the sixth in a series.

Those who can remember the excitement caused by the Apollo flight to the moon can imagine the excitement of October 1924 as American dirigibles set world records.

As the month began, The U.S.-built Shenandoah completed the first transcontinental flight; days later, the ZR-3 left Germany, bound for Lakehurst, N.J.

Limited radio contact only heightened the excitement. The Camden Courier reported on the first message sent as the airship was over the Atlantic Ocean on Oct.