USS Shenandoah (ZR-1)
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USS Shenandoah was the first of four United States Navy rigid airships. It was constructed during 1922–1923 at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, and first flew in September 1923. It developed the U.S. Navy
USS Shenandoah moored at NAS San Diego
L-49/LZ-96, the airship that would serve as the basis for Shenandoah
1923 photo of the airship control gondola of USS Shenandoah. Commander McCrary, the ship's commander, is shown at the wheel. Called "Empress of the Clouds"
Shenandoah's damaged bow following the storm in January 1924
LZ 129 Hindenburg
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LZ 129 Hindenburg was a German commercial passenger-carrying rigid airship, the lead ship of its class, the longest class of flying machine and the largest airship by envelope volume. It was designed
USS Shenandoah (ZR-1)
…was later destroyed by fire. Among the survivors was Frederick J. Tobin, who later commanded the Navy landing party for the arrival of the zeppelin Hindenburg on May 6, 1937, when the airship exploded into flames, and led rescue operations in response. The crash site attracted thousands of visitors in its…
Hindenburg at NAS Lakehurst
Hindenburg under construction
The Dining room
Hindenburg on its first flight on March 4, 1936. The name of the airship was not yet painted on the hull.