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Images of America: Moffett Field
Nicholas A. Veronico
$21.95
The looming immensity
of Moffett Field's Hangar One, built in 1933 to house the world's
largest-and last-rigid-frame dirigible, is an unforgettable South Bay landmark. The lighter-than-air Macon cost 2.5 million Depression-era dollars and could hold
100 men and five Sparrowhawk biplanes, yet its
silvery bulk hovered silently or sailed up to 80 miles an hour. It drew crowds as it darkened the skies
around Mountain View until it broke up in a storm two years later. Other
blimp squadrons, equipped with carrier pigeons instead of biplanes,
succeeded the Macon. Moffett Field has at various times served the navy,
army, and the air force. Now home to the world's largest wind tunnel, the
NASA Ames Research Center also supports research that blazes the frontiers
of supercomputing, robotics, space sciences, astrobiology, and
nanotechnology.
Author Nicholas A. Veronico, a professional
photographer as well as a former science writer for NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, has written more than 20 books on
aviation and military subjects and over 1,000 newspaper and magazine
articles. With the informed passion of his profession, he visually recalls
the greatest era in Bay Area aviation and Moffett Field's new role in its
technological future.
The Images of America series celebrates the history of neighborhoods, towns,
and cities across the country. Using archival photographs, each title
presents the distinctive stories from the past that shape the character of
the community today. Arcadia is proud to play a part in the preservation of
local heritage, making history available to all.
6.5" x 9.25", softbound, 128
pages, 200 photos. Published by Arcadia.
ISBN 738531324
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