Editing USS Akron (section)

===First accident (February 1932)===
''Akron'' was to have taken part in [[Fleet Problem XIII]], but an accident at Lakehurst on 22 February 1932 prevented her participation. While the airship was being taken from her hangar, the tail came loose from her moorings, was caught by the wind, and struck the ground.<ref>{{citation|title=Sudden Gale Akron at Lakehurst NJ 1932/02/22 |date=1932 |url=https://archive.org/details/1932-02-22_Sudden_Gale_Akron_at_Lakehurst_NJ |publisher=[[Universal Newsreel|Universal Newspaper Newsreel]] |access-date=20 February 2009}}</ref> The heaviest damage was confined to the lower fin area, which required repair. Also, ground-handling fittings had been torn from the main frame, necessitating further repairs. ''Akron'' was not certified as airworthy again until later in the spring. Her next operation took place on 28 April, when she made a nine-hour flight with Rear Admiral Moffett and Secretary of the Navy Adams aboard.<ref name=rs/>{{rp|53–55}}

As a result of this accident, a turntable with a walking beam on tracks powered by electric mine locomotives was developed to secure the tail and turn the ship even in high winds, so she could be pulled into the massive hangar at Lakehurst.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QSgDAAAAMBAJ&q=Popular+Science+1931+plane&pg=PA33|title=Popular Science|first=Bonnier|last=Corporation|date=1 April 1932|publisher=Bonnier Corporation}}</ref>