Record #:

15867

Author(s):

Swift, Earl

Abstract:

Two giant hangars were built in Weeksville, Pasquotank County, in 1941, to house blimps used in anti-submarine warfare during World War II. One was the largest wooden structure ever built. Swift describes how the blimps operated during the war and what happed to the base after the conflict was over.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 79 Issue 9, Feb 2012, p48-52, 54, 56, 58, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Submarine warfare--North Carolina