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L-8, later renamed America and popularly known as the "Ghost Blimp", was a United States Navy L-class airship whose two crewmen disappeared over the Pacific Ocean on August 16, 1942. At 11:15 a.m., several hours after the airship lifted off from Treasure Island, San Francisco, California, L-8 reappeared off the shore of Ocean Beach near Fort ...
near Dawson: Texas: Lockheed L-188A Electra: The captain chose to fly into a severe thunderstorm, then attempted to execute a steep 180-degree turn to escape the weather, exceeding the structural limits of the aircraft, which caused it to break apart in mid-air. November 20, 1967 70 12 12 TWA Flight 128: Constance: Kentucky: Convair 880
Only one airship, a K-class airship from ZP-21, was destroyed by U-boat. On the night of 18/19 July 1943 K-74 was patrolling the coastline near Florida. Using radar, the airship located a surfaced German submarine. K-74 made her attack run but the U-boat opened fire first.
The shipment sat at the bottom of the ocean for nearly 80 years.
After smoke rose from waters in the Gulf of Mexico, weird things are washing up on Texas beaches. A marine biologists may have some answers. Strange things are washing up on Texas beaches.
After sampling water sites around the country, the Surfrider Foundation, an ocean protection advocacy organization, found unsafe levels of fecal contamination at 19% of the 9,095 water samples. Of ...
U.S. Navy airship D-6, A-5972, burns in its NAS Rockaway hangar, along with airships C-10 and H-1, and the kite balloon A-P. 21 February 1922 U.S. Army airship Roma (ex-Italian T34) hits power lines in Virginia and burns out following rudder failure, killing 34 of 45 on board. 34 8 17 October 1922
Surfers beware: Bearded fireworms, caterpillarlike critters that look like they are straight out of a horror movie are lurking in the sand on Texas beaches. " Your worst nightmares are washing up ...