- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: July 21, 1919
Time: 1655
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Operator: Wingfoot Air Express Goodyear Tire
Flight #: ?
Route: Shuttle
AC Type: FD Type Dirigible
Registration: ?
cn / ln: ?
Aboard: ?   (passengers:?  crew:?)
Fatalities: 3   (passengers:2  crew:1)
Ground: 10
Summary: The dirigible, cruising at 1,200 ft. caught fire and crashed into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building in Chicago. The was transporting people from Grant Park to the White City amusement park.[1] One crew member, two passengers, and ten bank employees were killed
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