Wet snow was too much to bear and U.S. Navy blimp at South Weymouth Naval Air Station collapsed

Wet snow was too much to bear and U.S. Navy blimp at South Weymouth Naval Air Station collapsed

Item Information

Title:
Wet snow was too much to bear and U.S. Navy blimp at South Weymouth Naval Air Station collapsed
Name on Item:
John Murphy
Date:
April 11, 1958
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Film negatives
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Brearley Collection
Subjects:
Airships
Aircraft accidents
Snow
Air bases
Places:
Massachusetts > Norfolk (county) > South Weymouth Naval Air Station (defense installation)
Extent:
1 photograph : film negative ; sheet 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 format)
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/1831dk12d
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License (CC BY-NC-ND).
CC BY-NC-ND icon
Notes:
Title from item or material accompanying item.
Additional information accompanying item: Blimp collapsed at South Weymouth Naval Air Base ... April 11, 1958 Photography by John Murphy Used by INP on April 12, 1958 as BS-16 for wire. Bag was ruptured and deflated. No one was injured. Though Navy reported damage was not great, it will be necessary to take ship to Lakehurst, N.J. for repairs
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; John Booras
Notes (date):
Date from item or material accompanying item.
Identifier:
18_11_003695