Lifeboat from airships “America� and “Akron� donated to the Smithsonian

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National Air and Space Museum

Description

This 1911 photograph shows Kiddo, the first cat to attempt to cross the Atlantic by airship, and Melvin Vaniman, engineer of the airship America. Kiddo […]

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Smithsonian Insider

Published Date

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:18:36 +0000

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Science

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posts_29905655be4aa94bdfda24425a55c0d3

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