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California Arrow Dirigible Torn Ruptured RPPC

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:10.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
California Arrow Dirigible Torn Ruptured RPPC
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Rare Real Photo Postcard. During a demonstration flight at the York Fair (York, Pennsylvania) in 1905, Thomas Scott Baldwin’s dirigible California Arrow suffered damage to its gas envelope, which caused hydrogen to escape. The loss of lifting gas forced the airship to descend prematurely, effectively ending the flight demonstration. Reports from the period describe the envelope as torn or ruptured, consistent with the type of damage visible in this photograph.