▁— ▁A viation ▁Car p enter ' s ▁Mate ▁ 3 d ▁Class ▁Robert ▁H . ▁Ed s all ▁and ▁App rent ice ▁Se aman ▁N ig el ▁M . ▁H ent on ▁— ▁lost ▁their ▁g ri ps ▁and ▁fell ▁to ▁their ▁death s . ▁The ▁third , ▁App rent ice ▁Se aman ▁C . ▁M . ▁" B ud " ▁Cow art , ▁cl ung ▁des per ately ▁to ▁his ▁line ▁and ▁made ▁himself ▁fast ▁to ▁it ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁ho isted ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁Ak ron ▁one ▁hour ▁later . ▁ ▁Ak ron ▁managed ▁to ▁mo or ▁at ▁Camp ▁K ear ny ▁later ▁that ▁day . ▁ ▁The ▁str and ed ▁crew man ▁provides ▁the ▁template ▁for ▁the ▁very ▁first ▁rescue ▁by ▁George ▁Re e ves ' ▁port ray al ▁of ▁Super man ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁television ▁episode ▁of ▁" Ad vent ures ▁of ▁Super man ", ▁" Super man ▁on ▁Earth ", ▁first ▁a ired ▁ 1 9 ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁June ▁Lock he ed ▁Y 1 C - 2 5 , ▁ 3 2 - 3 9 3 , ▁Al ta ir ▁Model ▁ 8 A ▁c / n ▁ 1 5 3 , ▁NR 1 1 9 W . ▁First ▁Lock he ed ▁to ▁be ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁fully ▁ret ract able ▁landing ▁g ear . ▁Str uck ▁off ▁charge ▁after ▁bel ly ▁landing ▁at ▁Wright ▁Field , ▁Ohio . ▁H ulk ▁destroyed ▁in ▁tests ▁of ▁bott led ▁carbon ▁dio x ide