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NH 72409 Crash of British airship R-38 (U.S. Navy ZR-2), 24 August 1921

Photo #: NH 72409 Crash of British airship R-38 (U.S. Navy ZR-2), 24 August 1921
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Title: Crash of British airship R-38 (U.S. Navy ZR-2), 24 August 1921
Description: Closeup view of some of the airship's wreckage, including a leg and foot of one of the 44 victims of the tragedy, soon after it broke up in the air, exploded and crashed into the Humber River off Victoria Pier, Hull, England. Courtesy of Carl S. Walters, 1970. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 72409
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