Date in year · 1921 · The 1920s
On August 23, 1921, british airship R-38 experiences structural failure over Hull in England and crashes in the Humber Estuary; of her 49 British and American training crew, only four survive.
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Featured · August 23, 1921
38 class of rigid airships was designed for Britain's Royal Navy during the final months of the First World War. Airships of this class were intended for long-range patrol duties over the North Sea. 38, the lead ship of the class, was sold to the United States Navy in October 1919 before completion.
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1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1921st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 921st year of the 2nd millennium, the 21st year of the 20th…
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British rigid airship class destroyed in 1921
38 class of rigid airships was designed for Britain's Royal Navy during the final months of the First World War. Airships of this class were intended for long-range patrol duties over the North Sea. 38, the lead ship of the class, was sold to the United States Navy in October 1919 before completion.
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