Design and Development
After World War I, Major Harold Geiger was attached to the Ambassador's staff in Berlin. While in Germany, Major Geiger sent reports to the Chief of the United States Army Air Service on the construction of the ZR-3, and repeatedly urged that the airship, which was later taken over by the Navy, be purchased by the Army. He was on the ZR-3 on its transatlantic flight.
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