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| Date: | Wednesday 5 August 1908 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Zeppelin LZ.4 |
| Owner/operator: | Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Luftschiffahrt |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | LZ4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Echterdingen, nr. Stuttgart. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The German army was willing to purchase LZ-4. While attempting to fulfill a military 24-flight requirement, the crew of LZ-4 made an intermediate landing in Echterdingen near Stuttgart. During the stop, a storm tore the airship away from its anchorage on the afternoon of 5 August 1908. The airship crashed into a tree, caught fire, and quickly burnt to ruins.
No one was seriously injured, although two technicians escaped only by making a hazardous jump.
Sources:
Puget Sound Airship Society
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2008 05:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Jan-2008 23:28 | JINX | Updated |
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