Presentation in Berlin of the non-rigid airship Deutschland
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- Date: 28 August 1896
- Description: Dr Friedrich Hermann Wölfert, pioneer of motorised aviation since 1888, presents his non-rigid airship Deutschland at the Berlin Trade Exhibition. It is powered by a 7 hp / 5 kW Daimler petrol engine. During a further ascent at Tempelhofer Feld on 12 June 1897, the airship catches fire and explodes, killing Dr Wölfert and the mechanic Knabe.
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