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Hindenburg rescue hero and U.S. Navy ``sky sailor'' dies at 94
Newsday ^ | 12/3/05

Posted on 12/03/2005 11:57:43 AM PST by Borges

Edited on 12/03/2005 12:33:15 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

LAKEHURST, N.J. (AP) _ John Iannacone _one of the last surviving "sky sailors" from the U.S. Navy's rigid airship program in the 1920s and '30s and a hero of the Hindenburg crash _ is dead at 94.

Iannacone, who survived the Hindenburg's airship crash and rescued passengers during the first seconds of its fire, died early Friday afternoon at Kimball Medical Center in Lakehurst after suffering a heart attack on Thanksgiving. He served in the Navy's aircraft carrier fleet and during World War II hunted German U-boats from blimps.


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: hindenburg; obituary; veteran; wwii

1 posted on 12/03/2005 11:57:44 AM PST by Borges
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To: Borges

RIP.


2 posted on 12/03/2005 12:18:13 PM PST by fso301
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To: Borges
Hand Salute for a good sailor.
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3 posted on 12/03/2005 12:27:14 PM PST by Mike Darancette (Mesocons for Rice '08)
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To: Borges
RIP



Navy Lakehurst Historical Society trustees and naval airship vets C. C. Moore and John Iannacone flank visitor Dick Widdicombe, a former navy blimp test pilot, at the opening of the NLIC.






May 8, 2004 .. Thomas Worsdale, Public Affairs Officer for Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst, chats with USS Los Angeles vet John Iannacone in the newly-opened Navy Lakehurst Information Center in Hangar One.




The airship history of Lakehurst's air station is well-represented in the new Navy Lakehurst information Center which opened May 8.

4 posted on 12/03/2005 12:53:29 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Monthly Donor spoken Here. Go to ... https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Borges
"Oh, the humanity..."


5 posted on 12/03/2005 1:20:26 PM PST by southernnorthcarolina (I've upped my standards! Up yours!)
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To: Borges
I live near Lakehurst NAS, and have had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Iannacone on several occasions. A very nice man, and an interesting person to talk with. I last saw him two years ago at Lakehurst. They have a ceremony every year on May 6th to commemorate the anniversary of the Hindenburg disaster. I have attended this event several times over the years, and have had the opportunity to hear Mr. Iannacone tell the story of his experience on the fateful evening. Rest in Peace, John.
6 posted on 12/03/2005 1:31:29 PM PST by GreenHornet
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To: southernnorthcarolina

It's amazing that two-thirds survived...


8 posted on 12/03/2005 2:15:58 PM PST by ErnBatavia (403-3)
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