Country Music 78 Record Akron Disaster USS Akron Airship Crash Rare Hillibilly
For your consideration is a rare vintage 10 inch 78 rpm by Frank Luther entitled The Akron Disaster b/w When the Goldenrods Are Waving. The USS Akron was the largest helium filled airship and was the most ambitious and high tech military airship ever constructed. Airships had been used in WWI and were being used as a form of luxury transport both domestically and to Europe. It was seen as a shining symbol of American progress and modern achievement. The USS Akron was able to dock and deploy military aircraft whilst in flight and could fly to Europe and back without the need to refuel. In April 1933, however, the airship was caught in a storm off of New Jersey and all except 3 aboard perished. Although the Hindenberg disaster remains much more well known and was the disaster that ended serious pursuit of the airship as a viable form of transport, the Akron disaster was actually more than 4 times costlier in lives and spelled the end of the American military's faith in airship's as worthy of further development. It is said that prolific American songster Bob Miller wrote this tune within a day of the disaster. Fascinating piece of history. Cool one!
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