America suffered its worst aviation disaster of the time when, on Feb. 21, 1922, the Roma - a 410 foot long dirigible - crashed to the earth in Norfolk, Virginia.
Thirty four men lost their lives.
This happened fifteen years before the better known crash of the dirigible Hindenburg in New Jersey.
Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]), 22 Feb. 1922.
Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, February 22, 1922, Final, Image 1 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress
Thirty four men lost their lives.
This happened fifteen years before the better known crash of the dirigible Hindenburg in New Jersey.
Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]), 22 Feb. 1922.
Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, February 22, 1922, Final, Image 1 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress
