Theodor Horydczak, November 2, 1931. Washington, D.C. "Navy airship U.S.S. Akron over the Lincoln Memorial."
[Photo: Shorpy/Theodor Horydczak]
It didn't end well: the USS Akron was destroyed in a thunderstorm off the coast of New Jersey on the morning of April 4, 1933, killing 73 of the 76 crewmen and passengers. The accident involved the greatest loss of life in any airship crash.
Mick Hartley 
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