K class

The K-class blimp was a class of blimps built by the Goodyear Aircraft Company of Akron, Ohio, for the United States Navy. These blimps were powered by two Pratt & Whitney Wasp nine-cylinder radial air-cooled engines, each mounted on twin-strut outriggers, one per side of the control car that hung under the envelope. Before and during World War II, 134 K-class blimps were built and configured for patrol and anti-submarine warfare operations, and were extensively used in the Navy’s anti-submarine efforts in the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean areas.

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A U.S. Navy K-class blimp is towed toward a hangar, circa in 1944 (80-G-K-13315)

NTS Barrage Balloon-edit1

NAS Boca Chica blimps1940s NAN3-78

Goodyear K class

NTS - Plumbob - Stokes test with Goodyear ZSG-3 blimp (cropped)

K-class blimps at Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey (USA), circa in 1943 (80-G-K-15413)

A U.S. Navy K-class blimp on anti-submarine patrol circa 1943-1944 (80-G-K-13741)

Operation Plumbbob - Franklin

Navy blimp collapsed by nuclear blast wave during Operation Plumbbob nuclear tests in 1957.

Navy blimp collapsed by nuclear blast wave during Operation Plumbbob nuclear tests in 1957.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		A U.S. Navy K-class blimp is towed toward a hangar, circa in 1944 (80-G-K-13315)		Commons
commons	image		NTS Barrage Balloon-edit1		Commons
commons	image		NAS Boca Chica blimps1940s NAN3-78		Commons
commons	image		Goodyear K class		Commons
commons	image		NTS - Plumbob - Stokes test with Goodyear ZSG-3 blimp (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		K-class blimps at Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey (USA), circa in 1943 (80-G-K-15413)		Commons
commons	image		A U.S. Navy K-class blimp on anti-submarine patrol circa 1943-1944 (80-G-K-13741)		Commons
commons	image		Operation Plumbbob - Franklin		Commons
commons	image		Navy blimp collapsed by nuclear blast wave during Operation Plumbbob nuclear tests in 1957.		Commons
commons	image		Navy blimp collapsed by nuclear blast wave during Operation Plumbbob nuclear tests in 1957.		Commons