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    Daly City San Mateo County | California United States

USN August 16, 1942


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Location
Lat 37° 42' 21N Long 122° 27' 43W  Daly City is located at an elevation of 830' / 252m in San Mateo County (County of San Mateo) in California in the United States of America. To the north is San Francisco County and San Francisco and to the southest is San Francisco International Airport.

Wartime History
On August 16, 1942 in the morning, L-class blimp L-8 partially deflated flew over Daly City before hitting a house then landed in the street in front of 419 Bellevue Avenue, Daly City. oth the crew were never found and the airship became known as the "Ghost Blimp" or "Ghost Ship".

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August 16, 2026

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