Kupatula imfa zosawerengeka, miliri, kupha anthu ambiri, kuyesera mwankhanza, kuzunza ndi zina zambiri zachilendo; anthu okhala mu Nkhondo Yachiwiri nyengo idawona zochitika zingapo zachilendo komanso zosadziwika zomwe zikusowabe dziko lapansi, komanso sory ya US Navy Blimp L-8 ndichimodzi mwazomwezi.
Mu February 1942, imodzi mwazoyenga mafuta ku United States idawomberedwa ndi gulu lankhondo yaku Japan ku Santa Barbara, California. Poopa kuukira kwambiri kumayiko akumadzulo, US Navy idayankha mwambowu potumiza zikuluzikulu zingapo kuti zikawone zomwe adani akuchita m'mphepete mwa nyanja.
Pa Ogasiti 16, 1942, a Navy Blimp akutchedwa L-8 osankhidwa "Ulendo 101" adanyamuka ku Treasure Island ku Bay Area paulendo wowonera m'madzi ndi oyendetsa ndege awiri.
Oyendetsa ndege anali Lt. Ernest Cody wazaka 27 ndi Ensign Charles Adams wazaka 32. Onsewa anali oyendetsa ndege odziwa bwino ntchito, koma aka kanali koyamba kuti Adams ayende pang'ono ngati L-8.
Ola limodzi ndi theka atanyamuka, nthawi ya 7:38 m'mawa, Lt. Cody adaulutsa lipoti ku likulu la squadron ku Moffett Field. Ananena kuti anali pamtunda wamakilomita atatu kummawa kwa zilumba za Farallon. Patadutsa mphindi zinayi, adayimbiranso, akunena kuti amafufuza za mafuta okayikira, kenako sanathenso kudziwa.
Pambuyo pa kukhala chete kwawayilesi kwa maola atatu, blimp mosayembekezereka adabwerera kumtunda ndikuwombana Daly City msewu. Chirichonse pa chombo chinali mu malo ake oyenera; palibe zida zadzidzidzi zomwe zidagwiritsidwa ntchito. Koma oyendetsa ndege? Oyendetsa ndegewo anasowa kuti asapezekenso.
Blimp adawonedwa ndi mboni zingapo m'derali zikuyenda kwa mphindi zingapo. Nyumba ya mayi wina idatsala pang'ono kugundidwa ndi blimp. Linakoka padenga pake kenako linagwera mumsewu wapafupi ndi mzindawo. Mwamwayi, palibe amene anali pansi amene anavulala.
Akuluakulu aku Daly City anali pomwepo pamphindi zochepa. Adazindikira kuti thumba la helium la blimp likuyenda ndipo amuna awiri omwe adakwera adasowa. Kufufuza kwa gondola kunawachititsa chidwi ofufuzawo. Chitseko chinali chotseguka, chomwe chinali chachilendo pakati paulendo wapaulendo. Malo achitetezo sanalinso m'malo. Maikolofoni yolumikizidwa ku zokuzira mawu zakunja inali kulendewera kunja kwa gondola. Kusintha kwa magetsi ndi wailesi zidakalipobe. Chipewa cha Cody ndi chikwama chokhala ndi zikalata zachinsinsi zidalipo. Ma jekete awiri opulumutsa anali akusowa. Komabe, palibe amene adawawona akutsika pantchitoyo. Blimp posakhalitsa adatchedwa "Ghost Blimp" chifukwa cha momwe amunawo adasowa popanda kufotokozera.
Kafukufuku wapanyanja adazindikira kuti blimp idawonedwa ndi zombo ndi ndege zingapo pakati pa 7 ndi 11 m'mawa patsiku la zochitikazo. Ena anali pafupi kwambiri kuti awone oyendetsa ndegewo mkati. Panthawiyo, zonse zimawoneka zachilendo. Pa Ogasiti 17, 1943, amuna onsewa amaganiza kuti amwalira.
