C-5 (blimp)

C-5
US Navy Blimp C-5, seen with ground crew in 1919
Role patrol airship
Manufacturer Goodyear-Zeppelin Corp., B.F. Goodrich Co.
First flight 1918
Status Lost
Primary user United States Navy

C-5 was a C class blimp operated by the U.S. Navy in 1918 and 1919. It was one of ten C class hydrogen inflated non-rigid airships constructed by Goodyear and Goodrich primarily for naval patrol duty and training during World War I.

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