SYMHC Classics: U.S.S. Akron
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The Akron's Struggle With the Wind
The Akron airship went down in the Atlantic on April 4, 1933. Three crew members were rescued by a German ship that thought it was a plane crash. Two more men actually died in the search effort for survivors. In total, 73 men lost their lives when the Akron was destroyed.
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