, ▁inj uring ▁two . ▁ 4 ▁April ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁air ship ▁J - 3 , ▁A 7 3 8 2 , ▁sent ▁out ▁from ▁NAS ▁Lake h urst ▁to ▁search ▁for ▁ ▁surv iv ors , ▁experiences ▁engine ▁failure , ▁d itch es ▁in ▁the ▁sur f ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁shore . ▁Two ▁crew ▁lose ▁their ▁lives . ▁" F lying ▁to ▁the ▁scene ▁[ of ▁the ▁Ak ron ▁crash ], ▁off ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁the ▁U . ▁S . ▁Navy ▁non - rig id ▁air ship ▁J - 3 ▁also ▁fell ▁into ▁the ▁ocean . ▁Five ▁of ▁the ▁crew ▁of ▁seven ▁were ▁res cu ed ▁but ▁the ▁commander , ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁sea , ▁died ▁later ▁and ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁crew ▁was ▁recovered . ▁A ▁photograph ▁taken ▁from ▁an ▁air plane ▁by ▁an ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁photograph er ▁shows ▁the ▁sub mer ged ▁en velope ▁close ▁to ▁shore ▁with ▁only ▁the ▁rear ▁quarter ▁of ▁the ▁ship ▁with ▁cru c iform ▁tail f ins ▁still ▁holding ▁gas ▁and ▁above ▁water . ▁▁ 1 4 ▁April ▁" J ump ing ▁from ▁their ▁plan es ▁as ▁they ▁crash ed ▁in ▁mid - air ▁over ▁Hem et , ▁two ▁March ▁field ▁[ s ic ] ▁av i ators ▁par ach uted ▁to ▁safety ▁yesterday ▁( 1 4 ▁April ) ▁as ▁their ▁plan es ▁pl ung ed ▁to ▁earth ▁and ▁sm ashed ▁to ▁ru ins . ▁The ▁two ▁f liers ▁were ▁Lie uts . ▁C . ▁M .