Zachary Lansdowne
Deceased Person
1888 – 1925
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Who was Zachary Lansdowne?
Lieutenant Commander Zachary Lansdowne, USN was a United States Navy officer and early Naval Aviator who contributed to the development of the Navy's first lighter-than-air craft. He earned the Navy Cross for his participation in the first transoceanic airship flight while assigned the to British R-34 in 1919. He later commanded the USS Shenandoah, which was the first rigid airship to complete a flight across North America. He was killed in the crash of the Shenandoah.
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- Born
- Dec 1, 1888
Greenville - Education
- United States Naval Academy
- Lived in
- Ohio
- Died
- Sep 3, 1925
- Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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