Catastrophe aérienne

Wingfoot Air Express crash

21 juil. 1919 · 41.88° N, 87.63° W

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Quand
21 juil. 1919
Type
Catastrophe aérienne
Coordonnées
41.88° N, 87.63° W
Description
crash of a Goodyear FD dirigible into a building in Chicago
Deaths
13
Injured
27
Participants
42

Wingfoot Air Express crash

1919 in-flight fire and crash of a blimp in Chicago

The Wingfoot Air Express was an early Goodyear Blimp that caught fire and crashed into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building in Chicago on July 21, 1919. The Type FD airship, manufactured and owned by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, was transporting passengers from Grant Park to the White City amusement park.

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