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In World War II, blimp patrols were conducted from both East and West coasts, though the German U-boat threat made the East coast more vital to the war effort. Blimp bases were established at various spots along the U.S. coast; one that I have visited is at Tillamook, Oregon, where two blimp hangars were constructed, mostly of wood. Here is a 1943 mid-construction shot of one.

There was an aviation museum in the surviving hangar for many years and when visiting, I would somewhat nervously look far up at the 80-year-old wooden beams and wonder that would happen if one were to fall!

The second hangar was used for storage of hay for years and burned down years ago, leaving only the concrete pillars that supported the doors.
I grew up in a town with a naval air station. I remember blimps floating past our house and there were blimp pylons along one of the main routes through town. When the P-3 Prions came along, the blimps were decommissioned. Years later when they were taking down the blimp hanger, it suddenly collapsed and killed one of the workers. The circular concrete area where the blimps were tethered for maintenance is still there.

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My Dad's last duty station was South Weymouth Naval Air Station. It too was at one time a blimp base. He was no longer flying when he got there in 68. I was born not far from there in late 66 case of Dad leaving for Vietnam.



Used to go to all the airshows and we sat in the flying squadron seats.
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