ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1174
Last updated: 20 June 2013
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| Date: | 04-APR-1933 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Goodyear-Zeppelin U.S.S. Akron |
| Operator: | U.S. Navy |
| Registration: | ZRS-4 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 73 / Occupants: 76 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | off Barnegat, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
While beginning a trip to the New England area, Akron encountered a violent storm over the New Jersey coast and, shortly after midnight on 4 April 1933, crashed tail-first into the sea.
Sources:
Naval Historical Center
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qL4iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZLYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1584,228922&dq=blimp+crash&hl=en
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Akron_(ZRS-4)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2008 05:42 | harro | Added |
| 27-Apr-2013 07:27 | ryan | Updated [Source] |
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