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May 11, 2024 · Early in the morning of April 4, 1933 the USS Akron departed New Jersey on a trip to New England. Within a short period of time the airship encountered a violent storm over the New Jersey coast. Battered by the storm, the USS Akron crashed tail first into the sea. Only three of the 76 sailors aboard survived the crash.
May 11, 2024 · Tragedy strikes. Early in the morning of April 4, 1933 the USS Akron departed New Jersey on a trip to New England. Within a short period of time the airship encountered a violent storm over the New Jersey coast. Battered by the storm, the USS Akron crashed tail first into the sea.
May 9, 2024 · Sponsored by the National Geographic Society, the team led by famed explorer Dr. Robert Ballard discovered the wreck as a result of a mission to find, map, photograph and explore the lost...
May 16, 2024 · A terrible situation arises. On August 16, 1942, Navy blimp L-8, piloted by Adams and Cody, took off from Treasure Island, near San Francisco. A third man, machinist's mate James Riley Hill, was ...
May 23, 2024 · Searchers announced Thursday, May 23, 2024, that they've discovered what they believe is the wreckage of World War II ace Bong's plane in the South Pacific. (AP Photo, File)
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May 14, 2024 · 12 February 1935: The United States Navy rigid airship USS Macon (ZRS-5), under the command of Lieutenant Commander Herbert Victor Wiley, crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Monterey Bay, on the central California coastline. The airship soon sank to the sea floor, approximately 1,500 feet (457 meters) below. Of the crew of 76 men, 74 survived.
May 6, 2024 · The U.S. Navy experimented with rigid airships. In 1922, the first American-built airship, the USS Shenandoah, began assembly in Lakehurst. Its design was based in part on a German ship, L-49 ...
