Airship "Roma" Crash, 1922 - Norfolk, Virginia
Rating
Title
Airship "Roma " Crash , 1922 - Norfolk , Virginia
Date
1922-02-21
Time Period
1920s
Description
February 21 , 1922 photograph of the smoldering remains of the airship "Roma " after it hit high voltage power lines at Norfolk's Army Supply Base (today the location of Norfolk International Terminals) while on a trial run . Thirty four crew members lost their lives in the crash . The "Roma " was the world's largest semi-rigid airship at the time of the accident . As a result of the crash , the U.S . Congress passed a law requiring all airships to use helium instead of hydrogen air .
Subjects
Airships Airships--Accidents Norfolk International Terminals (Norfolk, Va.) Roma (Airship). United States. Army. Air Corps. Aeronautics, Military--Accidents--Virginia. United States. Army. Army supply base, (Norfolk, Va.)
Keywords
Airships Dirigibles Disasters NIT Norfolk International Terminals Norfolk, Virginia Roma U.S. Army Airship Service US Army Supply Base Roma Airship Mabry, Dale
Location
Norfolk (Va.)
Photographer
Unknown
Repository
Norfolk Public Library (Va.), Sargeant Memorial Collection;
Host Institution
Norfolk Public Library (Va.);
Copyright Holder
Unknown
Usage Rights
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File Name
mss-0000-0323-009.jpg
Genre/Form
Photograph
Type
Still Image
Original Format
Photograph;
Original Dimensions
4 x 5";
Digital Format
JPG
Source
From SMC Photograph Collection , MSS-0000-0323 .
Collection
SMC Photograph Collection
GPS Coordinates
36.92177, -76.321815
Norfolk AIR
36.92177, -76.321815
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