In August 1921, the final test flights were underway in England with an American crew that was about to take command of the world’s largest airship. On the other side of the Atlantic, in Ocean County, N.J., final construction taking place on the world’s largest building, which would become the home for the flying behemoth.
On Aug. 6 from Washington, D.C. it was reported, “Interest in the ZR-2, huge navy Zeppelin which will arrive from overseas shortly after August 25, was heightened today by the…
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