"patrick mitchel" wrote in message
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Judging from the film footage of blimp ops during WW2 at New Jersey, I
was
wondering if there were any midairs between airships/zepps? Don't seem
to
have run across any on the web or in print...Pat

I believe there might have been when one of the blimps was performing
aerobatics out over the ocean. I think he was doing a whale roll, into a
3/4 inverted hissout, followed by the extremely difficult gasbag
Immalmann . I think he collided with the other blimp at the top .
When the MIR was released, the investigative board had asked the pilot
why he didn't see the other blimp. I believe the answer was, " I really
don't know. It happened so damn fast!!!!!!!!!"

Dudley Henriques
International Fighter Pilots Fellowship
Commercial Pilot/ CFI Retired
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