The E class of US Navy
blimps comprised a single airship, built during
World War I by
Goodyear as one of a group of three small blimps offered to the US government. Two were purchased for the US Navy and one for the US Army. The Navy blimps were designated E-1,
F-1, and the Army airship
A-1. These airships had identical envelopes but different cars.
The E-1 was delivered to
Pensacola, Florida
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in December 1918. It was flown only at Pensacola serving as a trainer at the Airship School. A new envelope was provided in December 1920.
[ E-1 was retired from service sometime in 1924.
]
Operators
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* United States Navy
Specifications
See also
References
{{USN non-rigid airship classes
1910s United States military trainer aircraft
Airships of the United States Navy
Goodyear aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1918