ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220430
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 January 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Goodyear ZNP-K |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | K-39 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Quillayute Airfield, WA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
On 4 January 1944 the blimp K-39 of the Airship Squadron Thirty Three of the US Navy landed to an emergency landing party at Quillayute, Washington and while attempts were being made to mast the airship, shifting winds caused it to roll and kite bending both propellors and necessitating cutting both engines. Heavy gusts then tore the lines from the handling party and the hauling-in line from the winch of the mast. The airship became airborne, out of control, and crashed into woods. It was a total loss.
Also known as Blimp Squadron 33, Blimpron 33, Hedron 33, or ZP-33, the squadron operated from Tillamook, North Bend, and Astoria, Oregon; Shelton, Quillayute, and Eureka, Washington; and Del Mar, California between December 1942 to September 1945.
Sources:
http://www.warwingsart.com/LTA/zp-33.html
http://www.warwingsart.com/LTA/ZP-33%20Squadron%20Diary.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quillayute_Airport
http://www.maplandia.com/united-states/washington/clallam-county/quillayute/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2019 09:05 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 20-Mar-2022 04:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 20-Mar-2022 05:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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