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Dec 01, 1888 Greenville, Ohio, United States Died on 03 Sep 1925 (aged 36)
US Navy officer
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About Zachary Lansdowne
- Lieutenant Commander Zachary Lansdowne, USN (December 1, 1888 – September 3, 1925) 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 to the British R34 in 1919.
- He later commanded the USS Shenandoah (ZR-1), which was the first rigid airship to complete a flight across North America.
- He was killed in the crash of the Shenandoah.
