Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-04-05 | Page 3 | Work Goes Ahead on Macon despite Akron Disaster

Work Goes Ahead On Macon Despite Akron Disaster Sister Ship hp to io III Ill Fated Fated Navy Dirigible Re Ready dy for or First Test Flight Next Mond Monday y Rr zy y United Press AK AKRON ON 0 O. April 5 Roar 5 Roar of or huge m motors reverberated Through the Zeppelin Goodyear here herc to today today today to- to day as workmen went soberly about their t task sk of preparing the thc U. U S. S S. S M Macon con sister ship of the fated ill fated Akron Akron Ak Ak- ron for her maiden flight The huge dirigible now the navys navy's only rigid airship is scheduled to tom tomake tomake m make ke her first firt trial flight next Monda Mon Mon- da day Dock tests are arc practically completed completed com corn and only orders from Wash- Wash will hold up the projected flights I In all major construction features the Macon is is Identical with the Akron Ak Ak- ron ron She is feet long and has a helium g gas capacity of cubic feet A few minor minor changes in design design de dc- de- de sign s such suchs such's chas as s improvements in streamlining streamlining stream- stream lining ining to increase speed have been incorporated in the new ship Members of the Macons Macon's crew many of whom hom had served on the Akron Akron Akron Ak Ak- ron went about their various duties today sobered by death of their shipmates All of the Zep Goodyear company as as' as aswell well as naval officials off oUi- I- I daIs stationed here herc had been in in instructed not to t talk lk with reporters Commander Alger Dresel of the Bacon who once served d as chief chic officer off i eel aboard the Akron reiterated toda today to to- to da day da- dath th that t every facility at his command command command com com- mand would be made available to any committee in Vashi Washington 1 appointed to Q investigate the Akron disaster Goodyear Zeppelin of officials said they had received no word vord from Washington regarding any special in investigation into construction of the theM M Macon con