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A-60+ Helium Valve
A-60+ Helium Valve
Image Source: Personal Collection
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Shot from the underside of the American Blimp Corporation's new lightship, this view shows the helium valve, which was used to inflate the airship. Because the former naval air station no longer has helium facilities, large metal cylinders of helium had to be trucked in for inflation.

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