
WINGFOOT EXPRESS AIRSHIP DISASTER
THEMES: Chicago History, Airship, Disasters, Chemistry
BOOKS
Primary Sources
“Cruise the World in a Flying Hotel,” LIFE, May 7, 1945.
Secondary Sources
Steven Otfinoski, The Hindenburg Explosion (North Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2014).
ONLINE RESOURCES
Wingfoot Air Express
http://wingfootexpresschicago1919.weebly.com/resources.html
http://disastersthatchangedtheworld.blogspot.com/2012/04/chicago-disasters-wingfoot-express.html
http://www.examiner.com/article/the-wingfoot-air-express-crash
http://ezinearticles.com/?Wingfoot-Air-Express---The-First-Airship-Disaster&id=1014840
BLIMP History and Status Today
CHEMISTRY AND BLIMPS
What destroyed the Hindenburg? Discovery Channel FAQ
Hydrogen Didn’t Cause Hindenburg Fire, UCLA Engineer, Former NASA Researcher Find
GRAPHICS and TIMELINES
Timelines
Diagrams
http://www.airshipmanual.net/c-1.html
http://33.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzwvdppZPv1qz4vjro1_500.jpg
http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/06/a1/81/06a1810a1caf3d1c25f4280dfef51e54.jpg
VIDEO
History of Airships Documentary, Natural Planet
Is hydrogen flammable?
Chemistry Demonstration