Lot 29
Hoover, Herbert Clark. Signed cover as President celebrating the 1934 trip of the USS Macon, a rigid airship built and operated by the U.S. Navy for scouting, from Moffett Field in California. This was the fourth trip of the U.S.S. Macon (ZRS-5) from Moffett Field. The "flying aircraft carrier" was designed to carry biplane parasite aircraft, five single-seat Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk for scouting or two-seat Fleet N2Y-1 for training. In 1935, the Macon was damaged in a storm and lost off California's Big Sur coast. It was less than 20 feet shorter than the Hindenburg and was, consequently, among the largest flying objects in the world in terms of length and volume.
Estimated Value $200 - 300.
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