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NH 72413 Crash of British airship R-38 (U.S. Navy ZR-2), 24 August 1921

Photo #: NH 72413  Crash of British airship R-38 (U.S. Navy ZR-2), 24 August 1921
Title: Crash of British airship R-38 (U.S. Navy ZR-2), 24 August 1921
Description: Plaque listing British 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 28 officers and men of the Royal Air Force, staff members of the National Physical Laboratory and of the Royal Airship Works. Courtesy of Carl S. Walters, 1970. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 72413
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