The ZR3 left Lakehurst early one morning and reached the Anacostia Naval Air Station near Washington two hours before the Presidential party was scheduled to welcome it. Accordingly, Commander J. M. Klein gave Washington a treat by a peaceful two-hour cruise over the city. When the time finally came for the ceremonies, the ZR3 misbehaved disgracefully. Six hours flight had made a dent in the fuel supply carried on board, and the huge dirigible was too light and buoyant. Several hundred sailors hanging on heavy tow lines could not haul her down,...
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