Post by mecano04 on Aug 23, 2017 19:21:09 GMT
1942 – On 16 August, U.S. Navy blimp L-8 drifted inland from its route doing antisubmarine patrol off the coast of California near San Francisco several hours after its crew, Lt. Ernest Cody and Ens. Charles Adams, radioed in that they were going to take a closer look at an oil slick. When the ship eventually crashed in Daly City, neither man was aboard. A massive search failed to find any trace of them; they were both declared dead a year later.[95]
It's somewhat similar to the Mary Celeste story ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Celeste ) in the sense that both were found empty with no clear sign of foul play and no apparent reason for the disappearance of the crew/passengers.
This article is quite complete : www.historynet.com/mystery-of-the-ghost-blimp.htm and with what is said I come to the same conclusion, that as unlikely as it may seem from an experienced crew, one fell off and the other followed while attempting to maneuver the blimp or while trying to grasp his colleague.