Airship Squadron in Brunswick, 1942

Linked to U-boat Attacks during World War II

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An airship Squadron at Glynco Naval Air Station near Brunswick, in Glynn County, circa 1942. These blimps were used to protect the Georgia coast from the threat of German U-boats during World War II.

Courtesy of Georgia Archives, Vanishing Georgia, # gly106.

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Airship Squadron in Brunswick, 1942

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