[DJ Taylor]

"Might be better this time around..."

Google USS Akron and USS Macon. They were also Helium filled but were unable to survive foul weather. After the USS Akron and USS Macon crashed in foul weather and lost their entire crews, the USS Los Angeles was grounded and never flew again.

[WhoisAlanGreenspan?]

Today’s radar and electronics would definitely help avoid bad weather. Flying it into a battlefield under small arms fire sounds pretty exciting though.

[az_gila]

Google USS Akron and USS Macon. They were also Helium filled but were unable to survive foul weather. After the USS Akron and USS Macon crashed in foul weather and lost their entire crews, the USS Los Angeles was grounded and never flew again.

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And the R-101 in the UK, 3 years before the USS Akron

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R101

[NFHale]

You know, I actually do remember reading about Akron and Macon. I just didn’t remember that they had helium in them.

Think about the Germans using those giant bastards during WWI to bomb England... you’d never hear them coming until they were right on top of you.

But one incendiary round from an AA gun and Boom... done.