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Dirigible Tragedy Marks End Of An Era In 1919 Flight
In Chicago on July 21 1919 a 158 foot blimp built by Goodyear collapsed during its fourth flight after a flame erupted from the stern. Parachutes failed for two passengers and the craft wrecked into the Illinois Trust Building. Ten workers died and many injured. Pilot John A Boettner and crew faced trial delays. A decade later Graf Zeppelin’s arrival echoed the era’s end with a Zeppelin escort guided by Adm John A Boettner.
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Chicago
Goodyear Rubber Co
John A. Bboettner
Carl Weaver
Henry Wacker
Boettner
Milton G. Norton
Davenport
Wacker
Norton
Weaver
Ilinois
Accini
Graf Zeppelin
Cleveland