Monday, February 21, 2022

Tuesday, February 21, 1922. The crash of the Roma.

On this day in 1922 the Roma, in what should have served as a warning for the later craft the Hindenburg, crashed in a firey explosion after striking electrical lines.  Normally she was filled with helium, but on this day she was filled with hydrogen.


The crash resulted in the deaths of 34 people, with only nine surviving. As a result, the US would never fill an airship with hydrogen again.


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