Publication 4313, 1908, Falling with a wrecked airship
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Captain Penfold, "the Australian aeronaut who was a stowaway on the Morrell airship when it met with the disaster described in the July issue of this magazine, and who had both legs broken near the ankles as a souvenir of its collapse, has probably made as many balloon ascensions as any aeronaut in the country."
The accident occurred on May 23 [1908, presumably] – the result of a rope damaging the balloon in midair.
See Publication 6298, 1908, Huge dirigible balloon collapses, the first article about the accident. (There, Penfold is called Penfield. Australian accent ...?)
| Original title | Falling with a wrecked airship |
|---|---|
| Simple title | Falling with a wrecked airship |
| Authors | |
| Date | 1908 |
| Countries | US |
| Languages | en |
| Keywords | airship, accident, descent, C. A. Morrell, Morrell airship, parachute, safety, Captain Penfold, Captain Penfield |
| Journal | Pop. Mech. |
| Related to aircraft? | 1 |
| Page count | 2 |
| Word count | |
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Sources
- Brockett 1910, page 298, entry 4313: Falling with a wrecked airship. Pop. Mech., Vol. 10, No. 8, 1908, Chicago, pp. 503-504, ill. S (4313
- Scan at HT
