Show POOR WEATHER CAUSE OF AKRON AHRON DISASTER IS OPINION OF OFFICIAL OFFIC AL cllveland Cel veland 0 0 the economic necessity C 05 ity effly ing hellum helium filled derigi bles nt at low attitudes altitudes and adverse weather conditions were responsible for the crash of the U S S akron akion into the atlantic ocean oft off the new jersey coast according to david S ingalls former assistant of the navy in charge chaise of aeronautics ingalls Iii Kalla wile way was in the navy office when the akron was constructed compared compa iod the fatal plunge of I 1 the apiou with the crash of the british zeppelin 1 in each case he said the fatal jo journey urney was begun in spite of more or less adverse weather predictions e eions in the case of the R al also so in spite of certain known structural r al weaknesses the british ship was low according co riling to various reports because ahat he lacked buoyancy necessary to fly higher the akron because all helium airships have invariably been flown low since bince to to do otherwise requires a and therefore a loss of helium to descend to earth and helium lg Is very expensive ingalls tor for the first time publicly discussing the tragedy ventured an opinion that the loss of life in the akron crash would have been very greatly reduced it if the ship had crashed on land |