(Follow) us @past.insight On April 11, 1932, during docking operations of the U.S. Navy airship USS Akron near San Diego, two sailors lost their lives in a tragic accident. As ground crews attempted to secure the massive airship, Aviation Carpenter’s Mate 3rd Class Robert H. Edsall and Apprentice Seaman Nigel M. Henton were lifted off the ground while holding mooring lines and fell to their deaths. A third sailor, Apprentice Seaman C. M. “Bud” Cowart, survived by wrapping the line around his bod

USS Akron and USS Macon

Destruction of the U.S.S. Akron and U.S.S. Macon