Johannisthal air disaster

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Johannisthal air disaster
Accident summary
Painting of LZ18 descending in flames after the engine fire.
Date	October 17, 1913
Summary	In-flight explosion
Site	near Johannisthal Air Field
Crew	28
Fatalities	28 (all)
Aircraft type	Airship
Aircraft name	LZ18 (manufacturer's designation)
Operator	Imperial German Navy
Registration	L 2 (military designation)

The Johannisthal air disaster was one of the first multiple-fatality air disasters in history. It involved the Imperial German Navy's L-2 airship manufactured by Zeppelin as the LZ 18. Its test flight resulted in the death of all 28 passengers and crew on board. On 17 October 1913, at approximately 10:30am local time, hydrogen gas which was being vented was sucked into the forward engine and ignited causing the airship to explode and burn. It crashed near Johannisthal Air Field about 10 miles southeast of Berlin. This accident occurred a little over a month after the Helgoland Island Air Disaster.

Aviation accidents and incidents before 1920

July 13, 1897 Arctic Balloon Expedition
Sep 25, 1909 Lebaudy République airship
Jul 13, 1910 Erbslöh airship
May 13, 1912 Flanders Monoplane

Aug 7, 1913 Cody Floatplane
Sep 9, 1913 Helgoland disaster
Oct 17, 1913 Johannisthal disaster

Incidents resulting in at least 50 deaths shown in italics
Deadliest incident shown in Bold SmallCaps

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