Wreck of the Naval Airship USS Shenandoah. The
Wreck of the Naval Airship USS Shenandoah. The

Author: Jerry Copas

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1467126624

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The USS Shenandoah was the pride of the American Navy in 1925 and America's first rigid dirigible. Her name is a Native American word often said to mean "Daughter of the Stars." While performing a publicity tour in the Midwest, the ship was ripped to pieces by a violent storm. Fourteen men died, including Lt. Comdr. Zachary Lansdowne, who remained at his post to the very end. The citizens of Noble County, Ohio, were alarmed and amazed when this high-tech, state-of-the-art marvel came tumbling out of the sky into their rural and isolated community. While lavishing care and support on the wounded, the locals also looted the wreckage and made souvenirs of valuable equipment that remained family treasures for years. Tales of daring heroism and sacrifice by those brave sailors on that stormy night soon became the thing of legend to the residents of the valley. For nearly 100 years, people there have maintained the legacy of Shenandoah with monuments, songs, and commemorations that continue to this day.

Airship Disaster
Airship Disaster

Author: Aaron J. Keirns

Publisher: Aaron Keirns

Published: 2010-08-07

Total Pages: 78

ISBN-13: 0964780054

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On a stormy September morning in 1925, the giant Navy airship Shenandoah tumbled out of a turbulent sky and crashed into aviation history. Fourteen of the ship's 43 crewmen died in the crash. The Shenandoah was America's first rigid dirigible. It was longer than two football fields and powered by five 300-horsepower Packard engines.Ripped apart by strong winds over rural Ohio, the buoyant nose of the ship circled helplessly in the storm for nearly an hour, finally coming to rest 12 miles away where six crewmen staggered out dazed but alive.Thousands of curiosity-seekers swarmed the crash sites, trampling crops, flattening fences and stripping the carcass of the great ship almost bare. Army troops were called in to maintain control. The crash made front-page news around the world. But as the years have passed, this historic event has all but faded from our collective memory.Now - this tragic story is told anew, with over 100 photographs and illustrations.

The Wreck of the Naval Airship USS Shenandoah
The Wreck of the Naval Airship USS Shenandoah

Author: Jerry Copas

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2017-08-21

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1439661960

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The USS Shenandoah was the pride of the American Navy in 1925 and America's first rigid dirigible. Her name is a Native American word often said to mean "Daughter of the Stars." While performing a publicity tour in the Midwest, the ship was ripped to pieces by a violent storm. Fourteen men died, including Lt. Comdr. Zachary Lansdowne, who remained at his post to the very end. The citizens of Noble County, Ohio, were alarmed and amazed when this high-tech, state-of-the-art marvel came tumbling out of the sky into their rural and isolated community. While lavishing care and support on the wounded, the locals also looted the wreckage and made souvenirs of valuable equipment that remained family treasures for years. Tales of daring heroism and sacrifice by those brave sailors on that stormy night soon became the thing of legend to the residents of the valley. For nearly 100 years, people there have maintained the legacy of Shenandoah with monuments, songs, and commemorations that continue to this day.

The Shenandoah
The Shenandoah

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2020

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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On September 2, 1925, USS Shenandoah left its base at Lakehurst, New Jersey, to begin a flight to the Midwest that would enhance public support for Naval aviation. During the early morning of September 3, Shenandoah was flying over southeastern Ohio when violent atmospheric conditions prevented the crew from maintaining control of the dirigible. Changes in pressure broke the airship in two, killing its commanding officer, Lieutenant Commander Zachary Lansdowne, and 13 other men. Scrapbook contains clippings from Ohio newspapers of wreckage, black and white photographs of Commander Zachary Lansdowne and many interesting articles.

American Airpower Comes Of Age—General Henry H. “Hap” Arnold’s World War II Diaries Vol. II [Illustrated Edition]
American Airpower Comes Of Age—General Henry H. “Hap” Arnold’s World War II Diaries Vol. II [Illustrated Edition]

Author: Gen. Henry H. “Hap.” Arnold

Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing

Published: 2015-11-06

Total Pages: 927

ISBN-13: 1786251523

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Includes the Aerial Warfare In Europe During World War II illustrations pack with over 180 maps, plans, and photos. Gen Henry H. “Hap.” Arnold, US Army Air Forces (AAF) Chief of Staff during World War II, maintained diaries for his several journeys to various meetings and conferences throughout the conflict. Volume 1 introduces Hap Arnold, the setting for five of his journeys, the diaries he kept, and evaluations of those journeys and their consequences. General Arnold’s travels brought him into strategy meetings and personal conversations with virtually all leaders of Allied forces as well as many AAF troops around the world. He recorded his impressions, feelings, and expectations in his diaries. Maj Gen John W. Huston, USAF, retired, has captured the essence of Henry H. Hap Arnold—the man, the officer, the AAF chief, and his mission. Volume 2 encompasses General Arnold’s final seven journeys and the diaries he kept therein.

A Concise History of the U.S. Air Force
A Concise History of the U.S. Air Force

Author: Stephen Lee McFarland

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13:

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Except in a few instances, since World War II no American soldier or sailor has been attacked by enemy air power. Conversely, no enemy soldier orsailor has acted in combat without being attacked or at least threatened by American air power. Aviators have brought the air weapon to bear against enemies while denying them the same prerogative. This is the legacy of the U.S. AirForce, purchased at great cost in both human and material resources.More often than not, aerial pioneers had to fight technological ignorance, bureaucratic opposition, public apathy, and disagreement over purpose.Every step in the evolution of air power led into new and untrodden territory, driven by humanitarian impulses; by the search for higher, faster, and farther flight; or by the conviction that the air way was the best way. Warriors have always coveted the high ground. If technology permitted them to reach it, men, women andan air force held and exploited it-from Thomas Selfridge, first among so many who gave that "last full measure of devotion"; to Women's Airforce Service Pilot Ann Baumgartner, who broke social barriers to become the first Americanwoman to pilot a jet; to Benjamin Davis, who broke racial barriers to become the first African American to command a flying group; to Chuck Yeager, a one-time non-commissioned flight officer who was the first to exceed the speed of sound; to John Levitow, who earned the Medal of Honor by throwing himself over a live flare to save his gunship crew; to John Warden, who began a revolution in air power thought and strategy that was put to spectacular use in the Gulf War.Industrialization has brought total war and air power has brought the means to overfly an enemy's defenses and attack its sources of power directly. Americans have perceived air power from the start as a more efficient means of waging war and as a symbol of the nation's commitment to technology to master challenges, minimize casualties, and defeat adversaries.

Shenandoah Saga
Shenandoah Saga

Author: Thom Hook

Publisher: Airsho Pub

Published: 1989-02-01

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9780960150618

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"...this popular aviation history about the U. S. Navy's first U. S.-built rigid airship & its horrifying aerial disaster is now in its fourth edition. "A flier of long standing himself, Hook may be considered America's leading historian of an era when the Navy displayed its traditional role as "First Line of Defense' far inland, through the deliberate PR use of its fleet of majestic airships. "This is the tale of that airship, her wreck, & the aftermath...inspiring decades of controversy that have yet to quite die out, & which along with the Hindenburg disaster have haunted all major LTA efforts ever since. "Hook pursued many surviving relations & 'Old Navy' people for interviews in creating the book, which he wrote with visual scenes, having a motion picture in mind. "Inclusion of 143 photos, nine maps, seven line drawings & five old letters give anyone ample 'story board' material to accurately portray the tale. "...an uncommonly realistic story of a tragedy-type become all too familiar: the ardent marriage of Man & machine murderously triangled by arrival of that implacable lady Nature. "The book was edited by the late Vice-Adm. T.G.W. "Tex" Settle, a record-setting high-altitude balloonist of the LTA era."--F. P. Young, Editor, THE PUBLICK ENTERPRISE, Annapolis, March 1989.