Blimp Hanger, Tillamook Oregon
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Volcanoguy
N 45° 25.235 W 123° 48.213
10T E 437133 N 5029987
Blimp Hanger at the old Naval Air Station Tillamook, which was active during the World War II.
Waymark Code: WM13TB
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 01/05/2007
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The Naval Air Station Tillamook was constructed in 1942-43 to house eight K-class blimps which were used for anti-submarine coast patrol. Two blimp hangers were built at the NAS. Naval Air Station Tillamook was decommissioned in 1948. Today the remaining hanger (one was destroyed by a fire in 1992) is the home of the Tillamook Air Musuem. The hanger is 1,072 feet long, 192 feet high, 296 feet wide, and covers an area of over 7 acres. This massive building is one the largest wooden building in the world, rivaled only by other blimp hangers.
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