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World War I Blimp Pilot From Venice Recalled
Dr. George Crompton of 710 S Armada Rd, a World War I era U S Naval Aviator 100, recalls serving as a dirigible pilot with Montauk NAS. He describes cold winters, slow speeds, five hour patrols above Great South Bay and the Goodyear era blimp missions tracking German U boats off New York and New Jersey coasts.
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B.F. Goodrich
Venice
George Crompton
S. Armada Rd
Naval Annals
U.S. Naval
Cape Cod
Massachusetts
George
New York
New Jersey
Goodrich
Long Island Sound
Great South Bay
Crompton
Fire Island Light Ship
Easthampton