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to research the capabilities of aerial photography, meteorology and conduct altitude experiments. In the late 1920s, the emphasis shifted from airships to balloons. Airplanes began to dominate activities at Scott Field, and in the late 1930s, the lighter-than-air activities there came to an end.
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Service Balloon and Airship School (later Air Corps Balloon and Airship School). 3 January 1922
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A 1922 photo of the C-2 blimp at Brooks Field, Texas
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113:21st Airship Group distinctive unit insigne
314:Consolidated on 20 November 1936 with the
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431:24th Airship Service Company 1921–1933
347:Balloon Wing, First Army, 19 June 1918
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406:19th Airship Squadron 1933–1937
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135:. It was last assigned to the
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41:16 October 1917 – December 1918
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403:16th Airship Company 1921–1933
400:12th Airship Company 1921–1933
397:9th Airship Squadron 1933–1937
363:General Headquarters Air Force
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156:United States Army Air Service
115:(emblem approved 25 June 1924)
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428:3d Balloon Squadron 1937–1939
425:2d Balloon Squadron 1937–1939
394:9th Airship Company 1921–1933
391:8th Airship Company 1921–1933
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269:Demobilized in December 1918.
497:Colombey-les-Belles Airdrome
440:21st Photo Section 1922-1937
160:United States Army Air Corps
133:United States Army Air Corps
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329:Disbanded on 27 May 1939
188:Meuse-Argonne offensive
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246:2d Balloon Squadron
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324:21st Balloon Group
307:21st Airship Group
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