USS Akron dirigible airship in flight over the west coast of the United States. The control tower of USS Akron. U.S. Army soldiers at the controls of the dirigible. An officer stands nearby. Mail bags stacked aboard the dirigible. A cook roasts chicken in the galley. Stove and cooking utensils. Men peel onions and potatoes. Men seated at a table eat food.
The US Navy airship USS Akron in flight over the west coast of the United States. Men walk along a catwalk. A man shaves. A man works on an engine.
USS Akron in flight over the west coast of the United States. The dirigible in flight over land and in the clouds. The airship passes over a river and a mountainous area
USS Akron in flight over the west coast of the United States. A mess cook prepares food in a galley. Men walk along the catwalk in the dirigible. A man works on the engine of the airship. The control room of the airship. Men at the controls. An officer stands nearby. Men peeling potatoes in the galley.
USS Akron airship in flight over the west coast of the United States. A man shaves. Other men eat food seated at a table. A man walks along a catwalk.
The U.S. Navy Zeppelin, USS Akron (ZRS-4)in flight over Camp Kearny, San Diego, California. she drops mooring cable to crew of about 100 sailors on the ground. Part of the cable breaks, and three sailors are left dangling on the remaining cable. They are pulled up as the Akron rises and two of the sailors fall to their deaths. One sailor (Navy Apprentice Seaman, C.M. Cowart) remains secure on the cable and is reeled into the airship. Captain of the airship, Lieutenant Commander, Charles Emery Rosendahl, gives a public statement following the accident.
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