# How a 1925 Airship Crash Shaped an Ohio Town (with Kendall Crawford)

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Podcast: [Looking Up](https://stenobird.com/podcast/looking-up-176431)
Published: 2026-02-27T17:49:16+00:00
Episode link: https://www.wvxu.org/podcast/looking-up/2026-02-27/how-a-1925-airship-crash-shaped-an-ohio-town-with-kendall-crawford
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What might it be like to watch an alien spacecraft fall from the sky? Residents of Ava, Ohio, in 1925 experienced something close to this, when the USS Shenandoah, a naval airship, crashed down on rural farmland. Dean Regas chats with Ohio News Room journalist, Kendall Crawford, after her visit to Ava's mobile museum. We want to hear from you!Send us your thoughts on this episode at lookingup@wvxu.org or post them on social media using #lookinguppodcast

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