“January Firsts & Records” • Jan 30 1916 – The first flight of the German dirigible Zeppelin LZ60 (LZ90). • Jan 29 1926 – John A. Macready set a U. S. altitude record of 38,704 feet in an XC05 A with Liberty 400-horsepower engines at Dayton, Ohio. • Jan 27 1928 – The first rigid airship-to-aircraft carrier mooring was achieved when United States Navy (USN) dirigible (steerable airship) ‘Los Angeles’ moored to the USS Sagatoga at sea. • Jan 12 1935 – Amelia Earhart, flying her Lockheed
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