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Three sailors are accidentally yanked into the air while trying to help secure the dirigible, USS Akron

The USS Akron (ZRS-4) over Camp Kearny, near San Diego, California,docking to refuel. A large group of sailors hold on to cables lowered from the USS Akron. They are being dragged by the dirigible as they try to arrest it, unsuccessfully. All the sailors let go of the cables, except three, who are pulled into the air. One of the dangling sailore, Robert H. Edsall, falls to his death. Moments later, Sailor, Nigel M. Henton, also loses his grip and falls. The third sailor, Charles Cowart, ties himself to the cable and is seen being pulled close to the USS Akron.

Location: San Diego California USA
Date: 1932, May 11
Duration: 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675044875
Sailor Charles (Bud) Cowart is rescued after dangling from the airship, USS Akron, two thousand feet above ground

Original footage and supplemental reenactment of event that took place about a week earlier when the U.S. Navy Zeppelin, USS Akron (ZRS-4) attempted to dock for refueling at Camp Kearny, San Diego, California. In clips from that actual event, spectators watch as a hundred Navy ground crew sailors attempt to hold down the dirigible. But one of the Akron cable rings breaks and the sailors are unable to hold her. All let go of the lines except for three sailors, two of whom fell to their deaths. Scenes are shown of the remaining sailor, Bud Cowart of Sand Springs, Oklahoma, as he hangs on for more than an hour until the USS Akron crew pulls him through a port hole to safety aboard the air ship. Views shot about a week later show officers inside the Akron and Sailor Cowart aboard the airship.

Location: San Diego California USA
Date: 1932, May 16
Duration: 2 min 3 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046022
An elevator observatory being inaugurated at the El Cortez Hotel in San Diego, California.

An elevator observatory at The El Cortez hotel (El Cortez Condominiums 702 Ash St, San Diego, CA 92101, United States) in San Diego, California. A woman dressed in a space cadet or astronaut-like uniform stands in the elevator, known as the "Starlight Express." Passengers seen boarding the all-glass elevator that rises outside the building to carries guests to a rooftop ballroom. The lift supported on a hydraulic ram 175 feet long, rises up to the roof of the hotel, Clip includes a brief elevated view of the city of San Diego as seen from the elevator.

Location: San Diego California USA
Date: 1956, April 12
Duration: 43 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046956
An F2Y Sea Dart seaplane fighter aircraft takes off and lands during a test flight in San Diego Bay in California.

Testing of American seaplane fighter aircraft F2Y Sea Dart in San Diego Bay in San Diego, California. The F2Y Sea Dart takes off from San Diego Bay during a test flight. View of the seaplane in flight. Aerial view of buildings. The seaplane lands and taxis on the bay waters.

Location: San Diego Bay California USA
Date: 1953, July 15
Duration: 51 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675069984
Albert Einstein greeted by a large crowd at San Diego on arrival.

Cruiser comes into San Diego harbor. Stacks of cruiser emit smoke. Crowd waits at docks. Albert Einstein leaves cruiser with other people. Face of Einstein as he is greeted by crowd. Crowd gathered to hear Albert Einstein speech. Einstein speaking from the Spreckels Organ Pavilion (2125 Pan American Rd E, San Diego, CA 92101, United States) at Balboa Park in San Diego, California.

Location: San Diego California USA
Date: 1930, December 31
Duration: 38 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051975
Short lived homecoming of USS Valley Forge (CV-45) in San Diego, California, December 1, 1950.

Homecoming of the USS Valley Forge (CV-45) in San Diego, California. Wives of the sailors wave as USS prepares to tie up at quay wall. Mayor of San Diego Joshua H. Bean speaks. Consul of Sweden, Waldo Homburg speaks. Consul of Norway speaks. Flags of both those nations and State flag of California are seen. Vice Admiral Sprague speaks. Miss California stand with flowers and waves. Spectators in the background. A band plays. (Presence of the Scandinavian representatives may be related to the cooperation of USS Valley Forge and other U.S. Naval vessels, during production of the motion picture "Windjammer" about the voyage of the Norwegian training vessel, Christian Radich.) Note: Korean war demands required the USS Valley Forge to resupply and sail again on December 6, 1950.

Location: San Diego California USA
Date: 1950, December 1
Duration: 1 min 12 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675047009
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