Silver gelatin photograph signed lower left Bourke-White, documenting the maiden launch of this airship from the air dock in Akron, OH, 17 x 23 in., housed in aluminum frame, which is engraved along bottom edge with the following: This Frame Is Made Of Duralumin Used In Girder / Construction of the United States Airship "Akron" / Built By The Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation., 20.25 x 26 in. The U.S.S. Akron, first of a class of two 6,500,000 cubic foot rigid airships, was built at Akron, OH. Commissioned in late October 1931, she spent virtually all of her short career on technical and operational development tasks, exploring the potential of the rigid airship as a Naval weapons system. During the remainder of 1931 and the early part of 1932, the Akron made flights around the eastern United States and over the western Atlantic, including one trial of her capabilities as a scouting unit of the fleet. While beginning a trip to the New England area, Akron encountered a violent storm over the New Jersey coast and, shortly after midnight on April 4, 1933, crashed tail-first into the sea. Only three of the 76 men on board survived this tragic accident. During the search for other possible survivors, the Navy non-rigid airship J-3 also crashed, killing two more men. Condition: Light, even toning to photograph.
Silver gelatin photograph signed lower left Bourke-White, documenting the maiden launch of this airship from the air dock in Akron, OH, 17 x 23 in., housed in aluminum frame, which is engraved along bottom edge with the following: This Frame Is Made Of Duralumin Used In Girder / Construction of the United States Airship "Akron" / Built By The Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation., 20.25 x 26 in. The U.S.S. Akron, first of a class of two 6,500,000 cubic foot rigid airships, was built at Akron, OH. Commissioned in late October 1931, she spent virtually all of her short career on technical and operational development tasks, exploring the potential of the rigid airship as a Naval weapons system. During the remainder of 1931 and the early part of 1932, the Akron made flights around the eastern United States and over the western Atlantic, including one trial of her capabilities as a scouting unit of the fleet. While beginning a trip to the New England area, Akron encountered a violent storm over the New Jersey coast and, shortly after midnight on April 4, 1933, crashed tail-first into the sea. Only three of the 76 men on board survived this tragic accident. During the search for other possible survivors, the Navy non-rigid airship J-3 also crashed, killing two more men. Condition: Light, even toning to photograph.
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