- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | October 17, 1913 |
Time: | 1030 |
Location: | Near Johannisthal, Germany |
Operator: | Military - German Navy |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | ? |
AC Type: | Zeppelin L-2 (airship) |
Registration: | ? |
cn / ln: | ? |
Aboard: | 28 (passengers:? crew:?) |
Fatalities: | 28 (passengers:? crew:?) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Hydrogen gas which was being vented was sucked into the forward engine and ignited causing the airship to explode and burn at 3,000 ft..German Navy's Zeppelin airships L-4 and L-5 were blown out to sea in February 1915, never to be seen again. |
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