The Ghost Blimp Mystery: How Two Pilots Vanished in Mid-Air (1942)
In 1942, a US Navy blimp crashed with its engines running and gear intact, but the cockpit was empty. Read the unsolved mystery of the L-8 Ghost Blimp
The Ghost Blimp Mystery: How Two Pilots Vanished in Mid-Air (1942)
The Ghost Blimp: How Two Pilots Vanished in Mid-Air By USA 360| WWII Mysteries & Unexplained Disappearances I t was a Sunday morning in August 1942. The United States was in the thick of World War II, and the coast of California was on high alert for Japanese submarines. Two experienced officers, Lieutenant Ernest Cody and Ensign Charles Adams, boarded the Navy blimp L-8 for a routine patrol mission. They kissed their families goodbye, climbed into the gondola, and ascended into the misty sky. Five hours later, the L-8 returned. It drifted low over the rooftops of Daly City, crashing softly onto a busy street. Local residents and firemen rushed to the wreckage, expecting to pull injured men from the cockpit. They pried open the door, ready to help. But when they looked inside, they froze. The cabin was empty. This wasn't a violent crash where bodies were thrown out. The door was latched open. The radio was working. The parachutes were still in their packs. But the men? They had simp…
