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During World War 11, the U.S. Navy stationed 8 large blimps at the Tillamook Naval Air Station on the Northern Oregon Coast. The Blimps were used for anti-submarine coast patrol and convoy escort. |
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U.S. Navy Blimps regularly patrolled the beach at Seaside. The Blimps were effective because they could go slow enough to see any Japanese Submarines that patrolled the Northern Pacific Waters. |
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Two of the largest wood structures in the world were built as hangars to house the blimps. The hangars were two of 17 built by the Navy and they are large enough for a plane to fly through. The picture above shows Hangar B which was completed in 1943. A fire destroyed Hangar A on August 22, 1992. Today, Hangar B houses the Tillamook Naval Air Station Museum. |
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