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The Wreck of the USS Akron (Episode 107)
In April 1933, the US Navy's airship Akron flew directly into a thunderstorm off the coast of New Jersey. The crash that followed claimed the lives of 75 people, making it the deadliest accident in airship history.
On this episode, we're discussing the American airship program, spy cars, cigarette smoking, aircraft carriers, and the big difference between hydrogen and helium in airship design.
Enjoy the show? Support us on Patreon, at www.patreon.com/RelativeDisastersPodcast.
Sources for this episode include:
"US Navy Rigid Airships" Airships.net
“Airship: Design, Development and Disaster” by J Swinfield, 2012
"The Loss of the Akron", L.C. C.E. Rosendahl for Proceedings, 1934
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In April 1933, the US Navy's airship Akron flew directly into a thunderstorm off the coast of New Jersey. The crash that followed claimed the lives of 75 people, making it the deadliest accident in airship history.
On this episode, we're discussing the American airship program, spy cars, cigarette smoking, aircraft carriers, and the big difference between hydrogen and helium in airship design.
Enjoy the show? Support us on Patreon, at www.patreon.com/RelativeDisastersPodcast.
Sources for this episode include:
"US Navy Rigid Airships" Airships.net
“Airship: Design, Development and Disaster” by J Swinfield, 2012
"The Loss of the Akron", L.C. C.E. Rosendahl for Proceedings, 1934
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