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Wreck of the Shenandoah Airship
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)