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Learn about the history and legacy of the USS Shenandoah, the first American rigid airship to use helium, and the site of its fatal crash in Ohio in 1925. See photos and descriptions of the three crash sites and the investigation that followed.
Jun 28, 2016 · On September 3, 1925, the airship USS Shenandoah crashed in the hills of Southeast Ohio. Fourteen crewmembers were killed, the wreckage was torn apart by local looters, and the whole disaster...
The Shenandoah Crash Sites are located in the hillsides of Noble County. Site No. 1, in Buffalo Township , surrounded the Gamary farmhouse, which lay beneath the initial break-up. An early fieldstone and a second, recent granite marker identify where Commander Lansdowne's body was found.
USS Shenandoah Airship Crash Site 1, Ohio. On September 3, 1925, the USS Shenandoah, the first of three large rigid airships ever built in the USA, broke apart in a storm, and crashed to the ground near Ava, Ohio.
The breakup of the USS Shenandoah created 3 major crash sites, with one containing the control car that separated and the other two containing the front and rear portions of the ship which separated and crashed. Fourteen crew members of the 43-person crew perished in the accident, including all that were located within the control car.
CLUI photo. On September 3, 1925, the USS Shenandoah, the first of three large rigid airships ever built in the USA, broke apart in a storm, and crashed to the ground near Ava, Ohio. In the hours and days following the crash, thousands of people flocked to the crash sites, taking parts of the wreckage as souvenirs.
© 2024 Google LLC. The USS Shenandoah was completed in 1923 as the first rigid airship created by the US Navy. It crashed in 1925 after hitting a strong storm over Noble County...
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