Miss Liberty Views A New Queen -- Way down below you can see the statue of liberty gazing upwards at the U.S. Navy Dirigible Akron as the newest queen of the skies passed over-read for its first look at New York. The picture was taken from a plane high above the Akron one of the many heavier than craft which accompanied the airship to the metropolis. November 2, 1931. (Photo by International News Photos).