Roma (airship)

Roma was an Italian semi-rigid airship, originally designated the T-34. It was purchased by the United States from the Italian government for $250,000 in 1921. It served in the US Army until February 21, 1922, when it crashed in Norfolk, Virginia, killing 34 people aboard, with 9 survivors. It was the last hydrogen filled airship flown by the US military; all subsequent ships were inflated with helium.

Roma (airship)

Roma was an Italian semi-rigid airship, originally designated the T-34. It was purchased by the United States from the Italian government for $250,000 in 1921. It served in the US Army until February 21, 1922, when it crashed in Norfolk, Virginia, killing 34 people aboard, with 9 survivors. It was the last hydrogen filled airship flown by the US military; all subsequent ships were inflated with helium.