Shenandoah Plaza - Moffet Field, CA
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DougK
N 37° 24.658 W 122° 03.598
10S E 583189 N 4140878
At Moffet Field, California, the Navy has placed a plaque commemorating the loss of all personal in the crash of Naval rigid airship USS Shenandoah.
Waymark Code: WMAV2V
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 02/25/2011
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At Moffet Field, California, the Navy has placed a plaque commemorating the loss of all personal in the crash of Naval rigid airship
USS Shenandoah.
Wikipedia tells us:
USS Shenandoah was the first of four United States Navy rigid airships. It was built in 1922-23 at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, and first flew in September 1923. It developed the Navy's experience with rigid airships, even making the first crossing of North America by airship. On the 57th flight, Shenandoah was torn apart in a squall line over Ohio in 1925.
The memorial plaque reads:
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SHENANDOAH PLAZA
In memory of the fourteen officers and men
USS Shenandoah
Lost September 3, 1925
Lord, guard and guide the men who fly
through the great spaces in the sky.
Be with them always in the air,
in darkening storms or sunlight fair.
Oh hear us when we lift our prayer
for those in peril in the air.
Plaque donated by Santa Clara Valley Council Navy league
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Sponsor(s): Santa Clara Valley Council Navy League
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Date dedicated: Not listed
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