LZ 10 Schwaben - wreckage 1912
The wreckage of the LZ 10 Schwaben destroyed at the airfield near Dusseldorf, Germany. Unable to put into its shed due to high winds the German rigid airship broke loose from its moorings. Hydrogen was ignited by a spark caused by static electricity accumulated in the rubberised cotton gasbags, in moments the entire ship had been burnt
Picture No
14031197
Media ID
46820530
Size
5300px x 4296px
(6.8MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Photograph in The Sphere', 6 July 1912, page 6
Date
28th June 1912
