Skip to main content
Naval History and Heritage Command

Naval History and Heritage Command

Safe Landing

A blimp brought in for a landing
Description: Painting, Watercolor on Paper; by Adolf Dehn; 1943; Unframed Dimensions 21H X 29W
Accession #: 88-159-CD as a Gift of Abbott Laboratories
Related Content

Cabin landing wheel settles to earth, and this Navy airship has made another landing. So well trained and skilled are Navy ground crews, that blimp landing accidents are rare. The big "K Ships" possess stability and control from twin engines and their fins and rudder astern.

Topic
Document Type
  • Art
Wars & Conflicts
  • World War II 1939-1945
File Formats
  • Image (gif, jpg, tiff)
Location of Archival Materials