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ZR-2 - R38 class airship disaster....
ZR-2 - R38 class airship disaster....
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August 25, 1921
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, August 25, 1921
* ZR-2 airship crash
* R38 class
The top of the front page has a banner headline: "43 Killed When Giant U.S. Airship Explodes 17 Americans Perish in Burning of ZR-2" with subheads. More on the following pages with photos. First report coverage on the ZR-2 airship crash.
Eighteen pages, light staining and some wear along the spine, should be handled with care.
wikipedia notes: On 23 August 1921, ZR-2 was destroyed by a structural failure while in flight over the city of Hull and crashed into the Humber estuary, killing 44 out of the 49 crew aboard. This disaster resulted in more deaths than the more famous Hindenburg Disaster that killed 35.
Category: The 20th Century
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