For fifteen years the United States Navy invested heavily in rigid airships... only to lose the majority of their fleet in tragic accidents. This week join us for the sad tales of the ZR-2, the USS Shenandoah, the USS Akron, and the USS Macon and learn why we can't have nice things. Transcript, sources, links and more at https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/air-crash-museum/ Key sources for this episode include Thomas H. Flaherty's The Epic of Flight: The Giant Airships; C.E. Rosendahl's Up Ship!; and contemporary newspaper reports. Presented by #13 (Dave White) Artist. Lover. Social Media Unfluencer. Acknowledged authority on lucrative bogs. Dave White is all this and more. But most days he's a web developer, graphic designer, and cartoonist. He lives in Pittsburgh with his wife, his two cats, and his crippling obsession with strange trivia. Discord: https://discord.gg/Mbap3UQyCB Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orderjackalope/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/orderjackalope Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/orderjackalope Tumblr: https://orderjackalope.tumblr.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/orderjackalope Email: [email protected] Part of the That's Not Canon Productions podcast network. https://thatsnotcanon.com/