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During the war prospective blimp pilots were recruited directly from pre-flight schools, some were former LTA enlisted personnel. Navy blimp pilots were not cross trained and qualified to fly an airplane. Blimp training was a short four months (later extended to six months) and may have motivated some cadets to volunteer for LTA vs HTA training. Initially training at [[Moffett Federal Airfield|NAS Moffett Field]], cadets worked as ground crewmen to learn blimp-handling procedures. A few flights in hydrogen-filled [[free balloons]] followed, and then the cadets trained in [[L-class blimp|L-ship]]s (blimps). After completing their primary training, the cadets traveled to [[NAS Lakehurst]] for advanced training in the [[K-class blimp|K-ship]]s.
[[Moffett Federal Airfield|NAS Moffett Field]] was the center for West Coast LTA operations and headquarters for the Commander, [[US Navy Airship Wings and Squadrons|Fleet Airships
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