▁L inn ' s ▁squad ron ▁fle w ▁low ▁over ▁the ▁pass ▁after ▁the ▁crash , ▁but ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁land ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁une ven ▁ground . ▁A ▁passing ▁motor ist ▁r ushed ▁the ▁av i ator ▁to ▁Victor ville , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁emer gency ▁treatment ▁then ▁taken ▁to ▁March ▁field ▁[ s ic ] ▁in ▁an ▁army ▁amb ul ance . ▁Although ▁pain fully ▁injured , ▁he ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁recover ." ▁L inn ▁suff ers ▁a ▁broken ▁col lar bone ▁and ▁possible ▁internal ▁inj uries . ▁The ▁P - 1 2 ▁is ▁demol ished . ▁The ▁A viation ▁Ar che ology ▁website ▁incorrectly ▁sp ells ▁the ▁pilot ' s ▁name ▁Roy ▁H . ▁Lyn n . ▁▁ 3 ▁April ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁air ship ▁ ▁enc oun ters ▁severe ▁weather ▁and ▁crashes ▁into ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁Without ▁life jack ets ▁and ▁only ▁one ▁ra ft ▁ab o ard , ▁ 7 3 ▁of ▁ 7 5 ▁passengers ▁and ▁crew , ▁including ▁R ear ▁Admir al ▁William ▁A . ▁M off ett , ▁are ▁killed . ▁The ▁Ak rons ▁Curt iss ▁F 9 C ▁S par row h aw ks ▁were ▁not ▁deployed ▁ab o ard ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁The ▁new ▁Naval ▁Air ship ▁Station ▁at ▁Sun ny v ale , ▁California ▁is ▁named ▁M off ett ▁Field ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁the ▁lost ▁adm iral . ▁ 4 ▁April ▁ ▁The ▁French ▁dirig ible ▁E - 9 ▁is ▁forced ▁down ▁in ▁France