January 24, 2024
Rare: Piece of Air Ship Shenandoah Fabric After Crash 1925 Graf Zeppelin
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Rare: Piece of Air Ship Shenandoah Fabric After Crash 9-3-1925 This Zeppelin gas cell skin is 2-1/2" x 3-1/3 " of the actual sk in o f the USS Shenandoah . Com es with post card of e ven t in handsome two way glass frame. This is part of history , don't let this one go. On 2 September 1925, Shenandoah departed Lakehurst on a promotional flight to the Midwest which would include flyovers of 40 cities and visits to state fairs. Testing of a new mooring mast at Dearborn, Michigan was included in the schedule. While passing through an area of thunderstorms and turbulence over Ohio early in the morning of 3 September, during its 57th flight,[2] the airship was caught in a violent updraft that carried it beyond the pressure limits of its helium gas bags. It was torn apart in the turbulence and crashed in several pieces near Caldwell, Ohio. Fourteen of Shenandoah's crew—including her commanding officer, Commander Zachary Lansdowne—were killed. This included every member of the crew of the control cabin, with the exception of Lieutenant Anderson, who barely escaped before it detached from the ship; two men who went through holes in the hull; and several mechanics who fell with the engines. This item was obtain at an Estate Sale. The previous owner was a Pan Am pilot who flew the China Clipper, before, during and after WWII. He was a collector
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