| date
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Aircraft (s)
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operator
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description
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Dead / injured
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image
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| June 12, 1897
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Germany
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Friedrich Hermann Wölfert
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When the Deutschland crashed on Tempelhofer Feld in Berlin, Friedrich Hermann Wölfert and his mechanic Robert Knabe had a fatal accident.
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2
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0
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| May 12, 1902
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Pax
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Augusto Severo de Albuquerque Maranhão
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The Pax caught fire on its first voyage through Paris . The two crew members Georges Saché and Augusto Severo de Albuquerque Maranhão , the manufacturer of the Pax, were killed.
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2
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0
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| October 13, 1902
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Bradsky
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Otokar from Bradsky-Laboun
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Otokar von Bradsky-Laboun and his engineer Paul Morin were killed when the gondola was demolished at a height of around 180 m during the airship's maiden flight near Paris .
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2
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0
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| November 30, 1907
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Patrie
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French army
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The French Patrie , built by Lebaudy Frères , was lost in a storm. Without a crew, the airship from Souhesme-la-Grande drifted across the English Channel and was last sighted near the Hebrides .
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0
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0
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| May 23, 1908
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John A. Morrell
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John A. Morrell's airship collapsed over Berkeley , California.
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0
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16
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05th August 1908
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Zeppelin LZ 4
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Fire in LZ 4 near Echterdingen , where it landed due to engine problems. The two technicians on board were able to save themselves.
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0
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0
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| September 25, 1909
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Republique
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French army
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A propeller blade of the airship République broke off near Trevol , the hull was broken through, and the airship crashed. All four crew members perished.
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4th
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0
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| June 28, 1910
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Zeppelin LZ 7 Germany
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DELAG
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The Germany (LZ 7) crashed in the storm with engine problems on Limberg in the Teutoburg Forest near Bad Iburg.
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0
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1
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| July 13, 1910
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Erbslöh
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Rheinisch-Westphalian motor airship company
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The Erbslöh crashed at Pattscheid . This was presumably preceded by a gas leak due to overheating caused too quickly by the action of the sun, which was followed by an ignition of the gas . The designer Oskar Erbslöh as well as Max von Toelle, Rudolf Kranz, Hans Leo Höpp and the mechanic Joseph Spicks were found dead in the rubble of the gondola.
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5
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0
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0May 4, 1911
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Lebaudy Morning Post
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The Lebaudy Morning Post drifted off on landing in Farnborough and was pushed into trees.
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0
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1
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0July 2, 1912
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Akron
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The semi-rigid airship fell on fire off Brigantine Beach / USA into the sea. All five crew members died.
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5
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0
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| July 28, 1912
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Zeppelin LZ 10 Swabia
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DELAG
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After landing in a heavy wind in Düsseldorf, the Zeppelin Swabia tore itself out of its anchorage, the ship broke apart, caught fire and burned out.
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0
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40
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0September 9, 1913
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L 1 ( Zeppelin LZ 14 )
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Imperial Navy
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L 1 ( LZ 14 ) fell in the storm about 32 km north of Helgoland in the North Sea. 14 members of the team drowned, 6 survived.
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14th
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6th
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| October 17, 1913
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L 2 ( Zeppelin LZ 18 )
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Imperial Navy
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L 2 (hull number: LZ 18 ) caught fire during a test drive over Johannisthal airfield . The entire team was killed.
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28
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0
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| June 20, 1914
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M.III
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Austrian military
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The military airship built by Körting was rammed by a Farman HF.20 over Schwechat / Fischamend (near Vienna) . All 7 airmen and both aircraft occupants died. Monument at the Vienna Central Cemetery .
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9
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0
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| January 25, 1915
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Parseval PL 19
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Imperial Navy
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The German naval airship PL 19 had to make an emergency landing at Libau after a voyage of attack due to damage from fire at sea ; the crew came into Russian captivity.
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0September 3, 1915
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L 10 ( Zeppelin LZ 40 )
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Imperial Navy
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L 10 (construction number: LZ 40 ) was struck by lightning near Cuxhaven; all members of the crew perished.
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19th
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0
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| October 26, 1915
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Parseval PL 26
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PL 26 burned on its first voyage after landing. No victims.
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0
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?
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| November 10, 1915
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D.1 ( Schütte-Lanz SL 6)
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Imperial Navy
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D.1 ( Schütte-Lanz SL 6) exploded near Seddin . All twenty men of the crew died.
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20th
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0
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0February 1, 1916
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L 19 ( Zeppelin LZ 54 )
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Imperial Navy (Germany)
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The German naval airship L 19 (hull number: LZ 54 ) went down on the North Sea after traveling over Great Britain. The 16 members initially survived. However, after the British fishing cutter King Stephen refused to rescue the ship and gave the British Navy incorrect coordinates, they perished.
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16
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0
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| February 21, 1916
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Prototype "airship plane"
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british military
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During the test of the two English officers Neville Usburne and Ireleand to lower an aircraft BE2c mounted under the hull of a Sea Scout airship, suspensions tore early and the structure collapsed. Usburne was thrown from the plane, Ireleand crashed with the machine. Both died.
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2
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0
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| May 14, 1917
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L 22 (Zeppelin LZ 64)
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Imperial Navy (Germany)
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L 22 (hull number: LZ 64) was shot down during a reconnaissance trip by a British plane near Terschelling .
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?
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?
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0January 5, 1918
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In a fire in the halls of the Ahlhorn airship port near Großenkneten , L 47 ( LZ 87 ), L 46 ( LZ 94 ), L 51 ( LZ 97 ), L 58 ( LZ 105 ) and SL 20 exploded .
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15th
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134
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0April 7, 1918
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L 59 ( Zeppelin LZ 104 )
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Imperial Navy (Germany)
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L 59 (hull number: LZ 104 ) fell during an attack near Malta over the Strait of Otranto into the Mediterranean Sea. There were no survivors.
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21st
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0
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0April 9, 1918
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L 54 ( Zeppelin LZ 99 ) and L 60 ( Zeppelin LZ 108 )
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Imperial Navy (Germany)
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The two zeppelins with the construction numbers LZ 99 and LZ 108 were destroyed on the ground in an English air raid on Tondern.
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?
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?
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| July 19, 1918
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L 62 ( Zeppelin LZ 107 )
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Imperial Navy (Germany)
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L 62 ( LZ 107 ) crashed north of Heligoland while burning.
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?
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?
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0August 6, 1918
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L 70 ( Zeppelin LZ 112 )
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Imperial Navy (Germany)
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L 70 (hull number: LZ 112 ) was set on fire by a British fighter aircraft after an air raid on England over Norfolk.
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?
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?
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0July 2, 1919
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C-8
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US Navy
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The US Navy airship C-8 exploded on landing at Camp Holabird , injuring around 80 onlookers (adults and children) and breaking glass panes a mile away.
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0
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80
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| July 15, 1919
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NS11
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british military
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The British Air Force airship NS11 exploded over the North Sea near Norfolk . There were no survivors.
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9
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0
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| July 21, 1919
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Wingfoot Air Express
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
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The American airship Wingfoot Air Express caught fire on its third voyage over Chicago. Four of the five people on board carried parachutes, three survived the jump. The fuel tanks fell on fire on a bench with 150 employees.
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11
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28
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0November 2, 1919
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Zeppelin LZ 120 Lake Constance
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DELAG
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During an unsuccessful landing maneuver in Berlin-Staaken and the subsequent emergency ascent, a member of the ground crew did not let go of his tether and fell from a height of around 50 m. The incident was not noticed on board. The airship was damaged and later had to make an emergency landing.
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1
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0
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| August 23, 1921
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R38 / ZR-2
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on behalf of the US Navy
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The R38 broke in two at Kingston upon Hull and fell on fire in the River Humber. 44 members of the team perished, five survived.
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44
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?
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| February 21, 1922
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Roma
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US Army Air Service
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The Roma caught fire at Langley Air Force Base after being exposed to power cables. Only 11 of the 45 people on board survived, some seriously injured.
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34
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?
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| December 21, 1923
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Dixmude ( LZ 114 )
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French Navy
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Dixmude ( LZ 114 ) was struck by lightning near Sicily and exploded. All 50 crew members perished.
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50
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0
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0September 3, 1925
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USS Shenandoah (ZR-1)
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US Navy
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The "Shenandoah" crashed on September 3, 1925 in severe turbulence over southern Ohio near Ava ( Noble County ). It broke in midair. 14 of 43 crew members died.
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14th
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?
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05th October 1930
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R101
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The R101 hit the ground on its maiden voyage near Beauvais and caught fire.
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48
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?
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| May 11, 1932
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USS Akron (ZRS-4)
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US Navy
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Four men of the ground crew did not let go of the tethers in time. One fell from a height of a few meters and broke his arm, two fell to their deaths in front of the film cameras. One was able to hold on and was later pulled into the ship.
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2
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1
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0April 4, 1933
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USS Akron (ZRS-4)
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US Navy
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The US naval airship USS Akron (ZRS-4) sank in the Atlantic, only three of the 76 crew members survived.
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73
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?
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0April 4, 1933 (?)
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J-3
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US Navy
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The U.S. naval airship J-3 crashed on the New Jersey coast after being dispatched to help rescue the USS Akron. Both crew members perished.
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2
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0
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| February 12, 1935
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USS Macon (ZRS-5)
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US Navy
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The American rigid airship USS Macon (ZRS-5) , 235 m long, sank at Point Sur in a storm in the Pacific. 81 of the 83 crew members survived.
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2
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?
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| October 24, 1935
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USSR-W7bis Chelyuskineets
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Soviet Union
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The airship got caught in a power line and burned on its maiden voyage. (see: Russian airship travel )
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1
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?
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0May 6, 1937
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Zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg
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German Zeppelin shipping company
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The 247 m long Zeppelin Hindenburg (LZ 129) caught fire on landing in Lakehurst, southwest of New York City .
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36
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?
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0February 5, 1938
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USSR-W6 Ossoawiachim
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Soviet Union
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The USSR-W6 Ossoawiachim hit a mountain near Kandalaksha . Of the 19 people on board, the 13 people in the cabin died and three were injured.
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13
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3
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| April 13, 1942
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K-22
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US Navy
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On April 13, 1942, the US naval airship K-22 drove against a hill near Gilroy / California in fog . The airship was destroyed. The crew got away with injuries.
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0
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?
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0June 8, 1942
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G-1 and L-1
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US Navy
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The US naval airships G-1 and L-1 collided in mid-air on a night flight, killing 12 people, including 5 civilians, during an observation experiment.
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12
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?
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| August 16, 1942
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L-8
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US Navy
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The US naval airship L-8 landed intact without a crew with a flaccid hull on a street in Dale, California. The crew remained missing.
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2
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0
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| July 18, 1943
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K-74
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US Navy
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While it was attacking the German submarine U 134 in Floridastrasse , it was shot down by the K-74. All 10 crew members were able to leave the airship swimming, the following morning one man was attacked by sharks and died, the others were rescued. The airship sank.
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1
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?
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0July 2, 1944
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K-14
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US Navy
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The airship hit the surface of the water at full speed. 4 of the 10 crew members survived injured. The airship wreck was brought ashore.
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6th
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4th
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0July 7, 1944
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K-53
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US Navy
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The airship hit the surface of the water near Jamaica. 1 crew member died. The airship was lost. A similar incident with this airship had already occurred on October 3, 1943.
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1
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?
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| October 17, 1944
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K-111
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US Navy
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Location: Santa Catalina Island Official representation of the US Navy: The airship drove after navigation problems during a patrol for Japanese submarines in the fog against a mountain over the darkened Avalon and exploded. Eyewitness report from the machinist Ernst Jarke: The airship drove into the trees on the mountain on a clear day and was badly damaged. The entire crew was able to safely exit the airship and gathered around the wreck. The fuel explosion that followed left 7 dead and several injured.
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7th
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?
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| September 30, 1944
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K-9
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US Navy
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The airship of the ZP-11 unit hit the anchor mast on approach and tore the hull open. A member of the ground crew fell from the anchor mast and was seriously injured. The airship crew was uninjured.
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0
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1
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0November 5, 1944
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K-34
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US Navy
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K-34 was lost on November 5, 1944 in bad weather in the Atlantic. 2 dead, several survivors
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2
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?
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0July 6, 1960
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Reliance
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US Navy
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A ZPG-3W radar early warning airship of the US Navy crashed into the sea near Long Island . 18 of the 21 crew members perished.
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18th
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?
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| November 10, 1966
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Goodyear Columbia
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Goodyear
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The airship drove into a power line while attempting to land and was badly damaged. The two inmates got away with no injuries.
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0
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0
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0July 1, 1986
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Piasecki Heli-Stat (Piasecki PA-97)
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Piasecki Aircraft Corporation on behalf of the US Navy
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During a test flight, the hybrid construction consisting of the airship body and 4 helicopters crashes . One pilot died, three were seriously injured, one slightly injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
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1
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4th
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04th July 1993
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Bigfoot
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US LTA
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The hull of the impact airship, on which the Pizza Hut logo was emblazoned at the time , was damaged and the airship had to make an emergency landing on a building in New York. Both pilots were slightly injured.
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0
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2
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| May 23, 1994
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Type: WDL-1B
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WDL airship company
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Two people held on to the nacelle in Gießen while an airship of the type WDL-1B took off on its approach. Not noticed by the pilot, they fell to the ground from a height of around 50 to 80 m.
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2
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0
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| October 28, 1999
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Goodyear Spirit of Akron
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Goodyear
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The only GZ-22 airship collided with trees after the crew lost control due to technical problems. The pilot was slightly injured; the technician was unharmed. The airship was not put back into service.
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0
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1
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| June 2005
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Goodyear Stars & Stripes
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Goodyear
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The airship crashed in a thunderstorm in Coral Springs . It hit a power pole, the damage of which disrupted the electricity supply in 1,400 households. The two pilots had to wait in the cabin until the power was switched off. You were unharmed.
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0
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0
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| June 12, 2011
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American Blimp Corporation Model A-60 + Spirit of Safety I.
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The Lightship Group on behalf of Goodyear Dunlop
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The blimp spirit of safety I from Goodyear type ABC A-60 + fell to a bottom bouncing on the reichelsheim airport fire. Three passengers were able to save themselves after the pilot had helped them. The pilot burned in his pilot's seat.
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1
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