U.S. Navy Blimp

(Original Caption) The U.S. Navy's newest blimp, the Goodyear ZPG-2W, shone on its first test hop at Akron, Ohio, passes over snow-covered fields. The Goodyear Aircraft Corporation test pilot, Walter Massic, had the ship aloft for four hours 38 minutes. The radom bubble on top of the craft houses electronic equipment for aircraft early-warning missions, distinguishing the ZPG-2W from sister ships designed expressively for Antisubmarine warfare. The ZPG-2W is 342 feet long and has a speed of 70 knots. It can refuel in flight. The gas envelope contains 975,000 cubic feet of Helium.