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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
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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

Airship "Roma" Crash, 1922 - Norfolk, Virginia

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