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| G class | |
|---|---|
 NAVY G-1 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Training airship |
| Manufacturer | Goodyear Aircraft Corporation |
| Primary user | United States Navy |
| Number built | 10 |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 1935 |
The G-Class Blimps were a series of non-rigid airships (blimps) used by the United States Navy. In 1935, instead of developing a new design airship, the Navy purchased the Goodyear Blimp Defender for use as a trainer and utility airship assigning it the designator G-1. Defender was built by the Goodyear Aircraft Company of Akron, Ohio and was the largest blimp in the company’s fleet of airships that were used for advertising and as passenger airships. Goodyear built additional G-class airships for the Navy during World War II to support training needs.[1]