Moffett Federal Airfield
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Moffett Federal Airfield, also known as Moffett Field, is a joint civil-military airport located in an unincorporated part of Santa Clara County, California, United States, between northern Mountain V
Established in 1931, Moffett Field in Sunnyvale/Mountain View has played a strategic role in Silicon Valley's evolution, researching and developing key technologies, first for the U.S. military and then for NASA. Today it hosts the Ames Research Center.
Aerial view of NAS Moffett Field and NASA Ames Research Center in 1982
Aerial view of Moffett Field from the east, with under-construction (in 2019) Google buildings visible on both sides of Stevens Creek beyond the field
USS Macon (ZRS-5)
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USS Macon was a rigid airship built and operated by the United States Navy for scouting and served as a "flying aircraft carrier", carrying up to five single-seat Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk parasite bipl
USS Macon over New York City in 1933
Sky hook visible on the remains of one of Macon's F9C-2 biplanes (2006)
Macon under construction at the Goodyear Airdock
Macon moored in Hangar One at NAS Moffett Field in 1933