Aug. 21, 2024

The Tragic Last Flight of Airship R-38 (ZR-2)

On 24 August 1921, one of the most tragic air disasters in U.S. naval history, as well as one of the most forgotten, occurred in Hull, England. The day started out celebratory as thousands of onlookers came out to witness the British R-38 airship (U.S. Navy airship ZR-2) leave its hangar on Royal Air Force Base Howden for its fourth and final