US Military Airship & Blimp Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930's US Navy Zeppelin Duralumin medal. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's. SIZE: About 2" in width by 2-1/4" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Stamped Duralumin with silk ribbon and gilt-brass. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal pin with a...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful, huge (11"x17") September 1956 photo of the flight deck of the United States Navy aircraft carrier U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42). This action shot shows a U.S. Navy blimp hovering above the deck where a helicopter...

ARTIFACT: This is a first edition (1931) copy of the "U.S.S. Akron World's Largest Airship: Complete Pictures and Story of the DockÉ ShipÉ AirportÉ and "Lighter-than-Air-Center" of the World". Built by the Goodyear-Zeppelin Company, the United States...

ARTIFACT: This is a very cool World War II-era liberty pass for a United States Navy Blimp Headquarters Squadron Two enlisted man. The front lists the EM's name (William E. Baker) and has his signature and the signature of his executive officer. The...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of "The Story of the Airship (Non-Rigid): A Study of One of America's Lesser Known Defense Weapons", by Hugh Allen. It was dedicated to United States Navy Admiral W.A. Moffett, and has some great blimp photographs. The...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of Walter Wellman's 1911 "The Aerial Age: A Thousand Miles by Airship Over the Atlantic Ocean" in excellent condition. Wellman was an Ohio native and adventurer who tried several times to reach the North Pole by...

ARTIFACT: This is a superlative example of a 1920's-1930's United States Air Corps Zeppelin Pilot Wing produced by Amcraft with starburst back. VINTAGE: Circa 1920's-1930's. SIZE: 3-1/4" wide by 7/8" high. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Silver plated brass...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare 1920s United States Air Service / Air Corps airship pilot wing by Meyer. The wing is in silver-plated brass and shows a detailed airship at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s. SIZE: Approximately 7/8" in height and 3-3/16" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a magnificent and rare 1930s United States Air Corps airship pilot wing by Bailey, Banks & Biddle: the "Best of the best" in airship wings. The wing is finely detailed. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately 7/8" in height and...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare 19th Airship Company D.I. variation. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: About 1-3/16" in width by 1" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated brass with enamel details. ATTACHMENT: Single screw post with double stabilizers...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful 1926 New Jersey Veterans of Foreign Wars member badge from their 7th annual encampment in Lakewood, New Jersey, the future home base for the Graf Zeppelin around-the-world flight. The medal has a miniature United States Navy...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II patriotic souvenir pillowcase from South Weymouth Naval Air Station in Massachusetts. The case is white with a rose-colored fringe and shows a United States Navy blimp or airship at its center. All of the blue lettering...