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NH 72412 Crash of British airship R-38 (U.S. Navy ZR-2), 24 August 1921

Photo #: NH 72412 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: Plaque listing U.S. Navy personnel killed when the airship broke up in the air, exploded and crashed into the Humber River off Hull, Yorkshire, England. The plaque is part of a memorial erected at Hull in honor of the dead. Of the 49 men on board, including 17 Americans, 44 lost their lives. This plaque contains the names of 16 officers and men of the U.S. Navy. Courtesy of Carl S. Walters, 1970. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 72412
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