Photographs from The New York Times
The Akron in flight over Manhattan, 1931
This postcard is a reproduction of the photo and is postmarked in 2014.
- - - - - -
USS Akron (ZRS-4) was a helium-filled rigid airship of the U.S. Navy that was destroyed in a thunderstorm off the coast of New Jersey on the morning of 4 April 1933, killing 73 of her 76 crewmen and passengers. This accident was the largest loss of life for any known airship crash.
No comments:
Post a Comment