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The United States navy's helium-filled rigid airship USS Akron (ZRS-4) seen here flying over New York City. The Akron crashed into the sea off the coast of New Jersey in 1933 during a thunderstorm, killing 73 of the 76 crewmen and passengers on board. From These Tremendous Years, published 1938.
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