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Landing Lines Trailing

A ground crew grabs the lines from the blimp
Description: Painting, Watercolor on Paper; by Adolf Dehn; 1943; Framed Dimensions 33H X 29W
Accession #: 88-159-BY as Gift of Abbott Laboratories
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A Navy blimp comes carefully in for a landing. Long training and expert ground supervision provide quick, exact handling of the lines in bringing the big non-rigid airships earthward. The skipper will keep his engines turning over, however, until he is fast to make sure he has a reserve of power for quick maneuvering in case of emergency.

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  • World War II 1939-1945
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