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February 11, 1935 – USS Macon (ZRS-5) crashes into the sea off Point Sur, Calif., after encountering a storm that tore off her upper fin, effectively ending the Navy"s trouble-plagued rigid-airship program. Photo: USS Macon over New York City in 1933 #NavyHistoryoftheDay#USNavy#Military#History