ZR2 Airship Disaster...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, August 24, 1921.

* ZR2 Airship Disaster

This 8 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "DIRIGIBLE ZR-2 EXPLODES SUDDENLY" with subheads that include: "Was The Largest Dirigible Ever Built" and more. Other news of the day throughout. Browing around the margins with some wear at the margins. otherwise good..

 

Historical Background: The Hull ZR2 Air Disaster occurred on August 24, 1921 when the Royal Airship Works R38/ZR-2 crashed on a test flight in Hull, England with 49 passengers and crew on board. 43 passengers and crew and one passenger on the ground was killed. The crash is believed to been caused by a structural failure followed by two explosions.