Description: Photograph of spectators surrounding the Shenandoah airship wreckage, September 1925. The Shenandoah was the first of four United States Navy rigid airships, built in 1922-1923 and first flown in September 1925. On its 57th flight, it was torn apart by a squall line over Noble County, Ohio View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03740
Subjects: Shenandoah (Airship); Ohio History; Disasters
Places: Noble County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of the Shenandoah airship wreckage, September 1925. The Shenandoah was the first of four United States Navy rigid airships, built in 1922-23. It was first flown in September 1823. On its 57th flight it was torn apart by a squall live over Noble County, Ohio, on September 3, 1925 View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03741
Subjects: Noble County (Ohio); Ohio History; Disasters; Shenandoah (Airship)
Places: Noble County (Ohio)
 

Description: Rear section photograph of the Shenandoah airship wreckage, September 1925. The Shenandoah was the first of four United States Navy rigid airships built in 1922-1923. The first flight took place in September 1923. On its 57th flight it was torn apart by a squall line over Noble County, Ohio, on September 3, 1925. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03743
Subjects: Shenandoah (Airship); Ohio History; Disasters
Places: Noble County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of the Shenandoah airship wreckage, September 1925. The Shenandoah was the first of four United States Navy rigid airships built in 1922-1923. The first flight was in September 1923. On the 57th flight, it was torn apart by a squall line over Noble County, Ohio, on September 3, 1925. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03744
Subjects: Noble County (Ohio); Ohio History; Disasters; Shenandoah (Airship)
Places: Noble County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of the Shenandoah airship wreckage, September 1925. The Shenandoah was the first of four United States Navy rigid airships built in 1922-1923. The first flight was in September 1923. On the 57th flight, it was torn apart by a squall line over Noble County, Ohio, on September 1925. A handwritten caption on the photo reads "Wreckage in trees, just below #5 showing path heading down to rear section." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03745
Subjects: Noble County (Ohio); Ohio History; Disasters; Shenandoah (Airship)
Places: Noble County (Ohio)
 

Description: Close-up photograph of the Shenandoah airship wreckage, September 1925. The Shenandoah was the first of four United States Navy rigid airships, built in 1922-1923. The first flight took place in September 1925. On its 57th flight, it was torn apart by a squall line over Noble County, Ohio, on September 3, 1925. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03742
Subjects: Noble County (Ohio); Ohio History; Disasters; Shenandoah (Airship)
Places: Noble County (Ohio)
 

Description: These three views show the wreckage of the U.S.S. Shenandoah airship in Ava, Noble County, Ohio. The crash site drew many curious onlookers and relic hunters. Each photograph measures 3.5" by 5.75" (8.89 by 14.61 cm). The Shenandoah was the first gas-filled rigid airship to be built in America, and the first airship inflated with helium, an inert gas, instead of hydrogen, which is potentially explosive. On the morning of September 3, 1925, the Shenandoah was caught in a storm over Ava, Ohio. It broke apart and crashed, killing 14 crew members, including its captain, Lieutenant Commander Zachary Lansdowne (1888-1925), a native of Greenville, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1497_1160706_001
Subjects: Transportation; Disasters; Airships; Aircraft; Shenandoah (Airship)
Places: Ava (Ohio); Noble County (Ohio)
 

Description: These five fragments of the U.S.S. Shenandoah were collected by souvenir hunters after the rigid airship crashed in Noble County in 1925. The first image shows a girder fragment that measures 11.41 by 3.93 by .78 inches (29 by 10 by 2 cm). The girder was part of the metal "skeleton" of the airships. Fabric was attached to the metal frame so that the balloon held its shape. Girders set apart rigid airships from vehicles like hot air balloons (which have no skeleton on the inside, allowing the balloon change shape frequently). This girder fragment is made out of duraluminium, a special type of aluminum meant to be more durable. The second image is a wooden brace fragment that was likely part of the gondola (passenger section) of the airship. It measures 9" by 3" by 0.2" (24 by 8.5 by 0.5 cm). The third image is a clock, most likely one of the pilot's instruments. It measures 3.14 by 3.14 inches (8 by 8 cm). The fourth image shows a fragment of a flashlight from the Shenandoah that measures 2" by 3" (5.5 by 7 cm). The final image shows a pressed paper "sanispoon," a spoon most likely found in a medical kit. It measures 5" by 1.2" (13.5 by 3.1 cm). The U.S.S. Shenandoah was the first gas-filled rigid airship built in America, and the first airship inflated with helium, an inert gas, instead of hydrogen, which is potentially explosive. On the morning of September 3, 1925, the Shenandoah was caught in a storm over Ava, Ohio. It broke apart and crashed, killing 14 crew members, including its captain, Lieutenant Commander Zachary Lansdowne (1888-1925), a native of Greenville, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1483_1534190_001
Subjects: Transportation; Airships; Shenandoah (Airship); Clocks & watches; Spoons; Aircraft accidents
Places: Ava (Ohio); Noble County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a monument to the U.S.S. Shenandoah, located on U. S. Route. 21 near Ava, Ohio. The Shenandoah was the first gas-filled rigid airship built in America, and the first airship inflated with helium, an inert gas, instead of hydrogen, which is potentially explosive. On the morning of September 3, 1925, the airship was caught in a storm over Ava, Ohio. It broke apart and crashed, killing 14 crew members, including its captain, Lieutenant Commander Zachary Lansdowne (1888-1925), a native of Greenville, Ohio. The photograph measures 2.75" x 2.75" (6.99 x 6.99 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3038_3655072_001
Subjects: Transportation; Airships; Shenandoah (Airship); Aircraft accidents; Monuments & memorials
Places: Ava (Ohio); Noble County (Ohio)
 

Description: A monument for the U.S.S. Shenandoah. The Shenandoah crashed in Noble County on September 3, 1925. The airship was scheduled to fly over several county fairs, but was caught in a thunderstorm over Noble County and was torn apart. Of the 43 crew members, 29 survived. It was the 57th flight for the U.S.S. Shenandoah. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06872
Subjects: Shenandoah (Airship); Noble County (Ohio); Airplanes
Places: Ava (Ohio); Noble County (Ohio)