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Tustin, California
The final design for the hangars was completed in the fall of 1942. Construction began on Hangar 1, also called Building 28, in October 1942, under Navy contract No. 5421, and was completed in July 1943. Construction on Hangar 2, or Building 29 began in December 1942 and was completed in September 1943.

The wooden hangars were built to store blimps that the U.S. Navy used to patrol the southern California coastline for enemy submarines during WWII. The buildings were decommissioned in 1949 after the blimp base was no longer needed.

Visiting with Huell Howser
California's Gold Huts and Hangers – California’s Gold (602) - (28:49 sec)
Visiting MCAS Tustin – Visiting (722) - (30:52 sec)
Visiting Tustin – Visiting (1509) - (27:58 sec)

LAist 89.3 FM - Links re: Tustin hangar
SoCal History: The Significance Of The Tustin Airfield Hangars
AirTalk audio segment:  . AirTalk web write up

F.Y.I.
There were 17 blimp hangars built and 6 remain.

Tillamook, Oregon
Has 1 There were 2 but one burned down in August 1992.
The remaining is owned by the Port of Tillamook and houses the Tillamook Air Museum
   

Sunnyvale, California
Moffett Air Field
Has 2
Hangar 1 is owned by NASA and is leased to Planetary Ventures, a subsidiary of Google and the lease is 1.16 Billion dollars
for 60 years. They are completely renovating it and expected to complete it by 2025.

Lakehurst, New Jersey
Has 2. They are used as a mock aircraft carrier landing deck to train plots and flight deck personnel

Tustin, California

Has 1 There were 2 but one burned down in November 2023.

From WikipediA
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In the United States the Navy began producing non-rigid airships during World War I. The Wingfoot Lake Airship Hangar in Suffield, Ohio was constructed in 1917 by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company for the production of non-rigid airships and training.

Hangar No 1
at Lakehurst Naval Airship Station was built in 1921 to house the Navy's future rigid airships. Additional hangars, which housed the USS Akron (ZRS-4) and USS Macon (ZRS-5), exist in Akron, Ohio (the Goodyear Airdock, 1929) and Sunnyvale, California (Hangar One, Moffett Federal Airfield, 1932). The ships were constructed in Akron. The Akron was based in Lakehurst while the Macon was based at Moffett Field. During World War II, seventeen large hangars were built to house US Navy blimps.
Today, six of these wooden hangars still exist: Moffett Field (2), Tustin, California (1), Tillamook, Oregon (1),
Lakehurst, New Jersey (2).
American Blimp Corporation / Moffett Field Blimp Hangars 2 and 3 ?
(Lakehust, NJ)
Navy aviator CDR DonMorris USN Ret talks about his flying airships back in 1954 to 1957 at Lakehust
Naval Airship Pilot" Part 1 -- Cdr. Don Morris' presentation
Naval Airship Pilot" Part 2 -- Cdr. Don Morris' presentation
Naval Airship Pilot" Part 3-- Cdr. Don Morris' presentation

Rigid Airship Design
Airship History Series Cold War

(
Hindenburg)
Hindenburg Class Airship - Operation and Design
Hindenburg Disaster - Real Footage (1937) | British Pathé
The Complete Hindenburg Disaster Radio Broadcast (38 min.51 sec.)
Hindenburg Disaster A Moment In Radio History - Hindenburg Disaster (Enhanced Audio)

(Zeppelin)
Zeppelin's round-the-world flight in 1929
Cardington, Beds. "Zepp" Arrives - Giant Airship Joins R100 At Air Base (1930)

(USS Macon)
USS Macon Construction & First Flight (1) - USS Macon Construction & First Flight (2)
Giant Airship 'Macon' (1933)
U.S.S. Macon On Manoeuvres (1934)
USS Macon & Sparrowhawks

(USS Akron)
Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk Biplane On USS Akron (ZRS-4)
U.S. Navy Dirigible USS Akron Memorial Film After 1933 loss of Airship 59614

Tour of the US Navy airship ZPG 3W

WW2
Blimps Fly in Formation
WW2 "K" Type Blimp, Carrier Landing Operations, 02/24/1944 - 02/28/1944 (full) flight operations.
Us Navy Blimps On Training Exercise (1943)USS Macon Construction & First Flight (1)

Today
Aeros Corporation - Wikipedia
AirSign Thermal Blimp - Thermal Airships verses Helium Airships - Airsign.com (888) 645-3442

Visiting with Huell Howser | Tustin | Season 15 - PBS 2
2008 Hot Air Airship / Thermal Blimp / Luftshiff (No.1)
US Navy Blimp Arrival

(Hot Airship Championships)
8th FAI World Hot Air Airship Championship (Part 1)
8th FAI World Hot Air Airship Championship (Part 2)
2010 / 9th FAI World Hot Air Airship Championship (part 1)
2010 / 9th FAI World Hot Air Airship Championship (part 2)

We go for a ride in the only Zeppelin NT in the USA & talk to the CEO of Airship Ventures
As of November 14, 2012, Airship Ventures ceased

LAist 89.3 FM - Links re: Tustin air hangar
SoCal History: The Significance Of The Tustin Airfield Hangars
AirTalk audio segment:  . AirTalk web write up