obile ▁concern . ▁▁▁ <0x09> ▁ <0x09> ▁▁ 1 0 ▁May ▁So le ▁Lock he ed ▁Y 1 C - 1 2 ▁V ega , ▁ 3 1 - 4 0 5 , ▁c / n ▁ 1 5 8 , ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 9 th ▁Service ▁Squadron , ▁a ▁Lock he ed ▁D L - 1 ▁V ega ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁Army ▁Air ▁Corps ▁for ▁service ▁tests ▁and ▁evaluation , ▁is ▁moder ately ▁dam aged ▁at ▁Lang ley ▁Field , ▁Virginia , ▁while ▁pil oted ▁by ▁Thomas ▁D . ▁Fer g us on . ▁A ircraft ▁eventually ▁scra pped ▁at ▁Lang ley ▁Field ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁▁ 1 1 ▁May ▁The ▁USS ▁Ak ron , ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁Camp ▁K ear ny , ▁San ▁Diego , ▁California , ▁after ▁a ▁cross - cont inent ▁trans it ▁attempts ▁to ▁mo or , ▁but ▁proves ▁too ▁bu oy ant . ▁The ▁mo oring ▁cable ▁is ▁cut ▁to ▁a vert ▁a ▁cat ast roph ic ▁nose - stand ▁by ▁the ▁air ship ▁and ▁the ▁Ak ron ▁heads ▁up . ▁Most ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁mo oring ▁crew , ▁pre domin antly ▁" boot " ▁se amen ▁from ▁the ▁Naval ▁Training ▁Station ▁San ▁Diego , ▁let ▁go ▁of ▁their ▁lines ▁but ▁three ▁do ▁not . ▁One ▁man ▁was ▁carried ▁ ▁into ▁the ▁air ▁before ▁he ▁let ▁go ▁and ▁suffered ▁a ▁broken ▁arm ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁while ▁three ▁others ▁were ▁carried ▁up ▁even ▁farther . ▁Two ▁of ▁these ▁men