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| Date: | Tuesday 4 April 1933 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Goodyear J-class |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | J-3 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Beach Haven, New Jersey -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Aerial patrol |
| Departure airport: | NAS Lakehurst, NJ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During the search for other possible survivors of the accident involving the Airship USS Akron (ZRS-4), the Navy non-rigid airship J-3 (A7382) ditched in the sea due to an engine failure, killing two more men.
Sources:
1. Naval Historical Center
2. Jenaer Volksblatt 7 April 1933
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/firstseries2.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J-class_blimp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2008 05:47 | harro | Added |
| 27-Apr-2013 06:53 | ryan | Updated [Source, ] |
| 28-Feb-2020 21:40 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 22-May-2021 10:52 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Mar-2022 05:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Apr-2024 17:57 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
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