Record #:

10518

Author(s):

Chalker, Stephen D.

Abstract:

Weeksville, near Elizabeth City in Pasquotank County, was a major U.S. Naval Air Station during World War II and a major player in the battle against German submarines. Here were based lighter-than-air aircraft that patrolled the Atlantic, hunting German U-Boats.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 47 Issue 2, Spring 2008, p25, il

Subject(s):

Airships; North Carolina--History--World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations--Submarines; Pasquotank County--History; Submarine warfare--North Carolina