US ARMY AIRSHIP EXPLODES AND BURNS IN VIRGINIA
Newport News, Virginia (JFK+50) On October 10, 1924, the United States Army blimp C-2* "exploded at Langley Field**" here in Newport News. The Associated Press reports "several officers and men were injured."
The blimp had completed a successful trip to California and arrived yesterday flying in from Aberdeen, Maryland.
*US Army C-2 was the largest non-rigid lighter-than-air airship ever made.
**Langley Field was built in 1917 as one of 32 air service training camps.
"Army Blimp TC-2 Explodes, Hurting Several of Crew," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., October 10, 1924, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
Army C-2
Glass Negative Photograph
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