Johannisthal air disaster

Quand

17 oct. 1913

Type

Catastrophe aérienne

Coordonnées

52.44° N, 13.52° E

Description

airship crash near Berlin, Germany

Deaths

28

Participants

28

1913 in-flight German airship explosion

The Johannisthal air disaster involved the Imperial German Navy's L 2 airship manufactured by Luftschiffbau Zeppelin as LZ 18. Its test flight resulted in the death of all 28 passengers and crew on board. On 17 October 1913, at approximately 10:30 am local time, hydrogen gas which was being vented was sucked into the forward engine and ignited causing the airship to explode and burn.

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