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90th anniversary of the loss of USS Shenandoah commemorated in Ava

Posted on September 7, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

By Eric Brothers The loss of the U.S. Navy rigid airship USS Shenandoah and 14 of her crew over southern Ohio on Sept, 3, 1925 was remembered in a ceremony on Sept. 6, 2015, near where the dirigible broke up … Continue reading →

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September 6, 2015 – Special Program Commemorating the 90th Anniversary of the Loss of the USS Shenandoah

Posted on August 27, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

On Sunday, September 6 at 2 PM, a ceremony will be held in the center of Ava, Ohio, (about four miles North of I-77 – Exit 28, along Route 821) to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the crash of the … Continue reading →

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March 15: Talk about America’s Forgotten Airship Disaster

Posted on March 8, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Sunday MARCH 15, 2015, 2:30 pm Author Aaron Keirns will give a talk about his book, “America’s Forgotten Airship Disaster, the Crash of the USS Shenandoah” at the Garst Museum, 205 North Broadway Street, Greenville, OH 45331.

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Can you help identify these items from the USS Shenandoah?

Posted on September 1, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

The Noble County Historical Society in Caldwell, Ohio uses the historic jail/jailer’s residence as its museum. One of the old jail cells is used to display a series of artifacts recovered from the crash of the USS Shenandoah. On September … Continue reading →

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