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United Kingdom, North Atlantic Ocean
1912 - Titanic: the maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City
The Titanic was the largest passenger steamship in the world at the time of her launching, and her builders hoped that she would dominate the transatlantic ocean liner business. During her maiden voyage she struck an iceberg and sank, on April 14, 1912, at 11:40 P.M. The sinking resulted in great loss of life, ranking as one of the worst peacetime maritime disasters in history, and by far the most famous.
United Kingdom, North Atlantic Ocean
1912 - Titanic: the maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City
The Titanic was the largest passenger steamship in the world at the time of her launching, and her builders hoped that she would dominate the transatlantic ocean liner business. During her maiden voyage she struck an iceberg and sank, on April 14, 1912, at 11:40 P.M. The sinking resulted in great loss of life, ranking as one of the worst peacetime maritime disasters in history, and by far the most famous.
United States, New Jersey
1937 - Hindenburg: Die Zeppelin-Explosion in Lakehurst
Die Hindenburg-Explosion in Lakehurst. ”Oh, die Menschheit und all die Passagiere”, stöhnt ein Radioreporter, als die ”Hindenburg” am 6. Mai 1937 bei New York in Flammen aufgeht. 34 Menschen kommen in dem Inferno ums Leben. Das erste Passagierunglück in der Geschichte der Luftschiffahrt ist zugleich das letzte. Die große Zeit der Zeppeline ist vorbei.
United States, New Jersey
1937 - Hindenburg disaster: The End of Airships, Explosion of the Lakehurst
On May 6, 1937 at 19:25, the German zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was utterly destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock with its mooring mast at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey. Of the 97 people on board, 13 passengers and 22 crew-members were killed. One member of the ground crew also died, bringing the death toll to 36. The LZ-129 Hindenburg and her sister-ship LZ-130 Graf Zeppelin II were the two largest aircraft ever built. The Hindenburg was named after the President of Germany, Paul von Hindenburg. It was a brand-new, all-aluminium design: 245 m long (804 feet), 41 m in diameter (135 ft), containing 200,000 m³ (7,060,000 ft³) of gas in 16 bags or cells, with a useful lift of 112.1 metric tons force (1.099 MN), powered by four 1200 horsepower (890 kW) Mercedes Benz engines giving it a maximum speed of 135 km/h (84 mph). It could carry 72 passengers (50 transatlantic) and had a crew of 61.
Soviet Union, Chernobyl
1986 - The nuclear disaster: Chernobyl
The Chernobyl accident occurred on April 26th, 1986, at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine (then part of the Soviet Union). It is regarded as the worst nuclear accident in the history of nuclear power. It produced a plume of radioactive debris that drifted over parts of the western Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and Scandinavia. Large areas of Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia were contaminated resulting in the evacuation and resettlement of roughly 200,000 people. About 60 percent of radioactive fallout landed in Belarus. The accident raised concerns about the safety of the Soviet nuclear power industry, slowing its expansion for a number of years, while forcing the Soviet government to become less secretive. The now-separate countries of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus have been burdened with continuing and substantial costs for decontamination and health care because of the Chernobyl accident.
Soviet Union, Chernobyl
1986 - The nuclear disaster: Chernobyl
The Chernobyl accident occurred on April 26th, 1986, at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine (then part of the Soviet Union). It is regarded as the worst nuclear accident in the history of nuclear power. It produced a plume of radioactive debris that drifted over parts of the western Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and Scandinavia. Large areas of Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia were contaminated resulting in the evacuation and resettlement of roughly 200,000 people. About 60 percent of radioactive fallout landed in Belarus. The accident raised concerns about the safety of the Soviet nuclear power industry, slowing its expansion for a number of years, while forcing the Soviet government to become less secretive. The now-separate countries of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus have been burdened with continuing and substantial costs for decontamination and health care because of the Chernobyl accident.
Soviet Union, Chernobyl
1986 - The nuclear disaster: Chernobyl
The Chernobyl accident occurred on April 26th, 1986, at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine (then part of the Soviet Union). It is regarded as the worst nuclear accident in the history of nuclear power. It produced a plume of radioactive debris that drifted over parts of the western Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and Scandinavia. Large areas of Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia were contaminated resulting in the evacuation and resettlement of roughly 200,000 people. About 60 percent of radioactive fallout landed in Belarus. The accident raised concerns about the safety of the Soviet nuclear power industry, slowing its expansion for a number of years, while forcing the Soviet government to become less secretive. The now-separate countries of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus have been burdened with continuing and substantial costs for decontamination and health care because of the Chernobyl accident.
Hungary, Devecser
35 milion cubic feet of red sludge wreaks havoc in Hungary
Four people including two children, died after a red sludge reservoir burst its banks at an alumina plant in Hungary. 35.3 million cubic feet of highly alkaline substance flooded 6 municipalities. The red sludge is a hazardous waste, and it has corrosive effects on the skin, but is not toxic.
Unknown
A man is pouring champagne: A man is pouring champagne
A man is pouring champagne: A man is pouring champagne
Ukraine, Chernobyl
Abandonment of Chernobyl
Derelict houses, streets, parks of the City of Chernobyl. A active monastery in the Zone of Alienation. Small fishing boats, abondoned temple and Jewish burial vault.
Unknown
Aircraft: Falling aircraft, fighter, impact, war, fight, air attack
Aircraft: Falling aircraft, fighter, impact, war, fight, air attack
United Kingdom
Airplane crash: Farnborough air tragedy, 1952
Airplane crash: Farnborough air tragedy, 1952
Japan
Airplane crash: Japan Airlines Flight 123
Airplane crash: Japan Airlines Flight 123
Germany, Rheinland-Pfalz
Airplane crash: The Ramstein airshow disaster in Germany
Airplane crash: The Ramstein airshow disaster in Germany
Netherlands, Luxemburg
Airplane crash: El Al Flight, 1862, Luxemburg
Airplane crash: El Al Flight, 1862, Luxemburg
France, Mulhouse-Habsheim Airport
Airplane crash: Air France Flight 296, Airbus A320
Air France Flight 296 was a chartered flight of a new fly-by-wire Airbus A320-111 operated by Air France. On June 26, 1988, it was flying over Mulhouse-Habsheim Airport (ICAO code LFGB) as part of an air show. The low-speed fly-by was supposed to take place with landing gear down at an altitude of 100 feet (30 m). Instead, the plane slowly descended to 30 feet, and crashed into treetops at the end of the runway. Three passengers died. This was the first crash of an Airbus A320. The cause of the accident is disputed, as many irregularities were later revealed by the accident investigation.
Iran, Tehran
Airplane crash: Emergency landing, Tehran, Iranair - Boeing 727
Airplane crash: Emergency landing, Tehran, Iranair - Boeing 727
Poland, Warsaw
Airplane crash: Warsaw emergency landing, LOT - Boeing 767
Emergency landing without wheels at Warsaw Airport
Mexico
Airplane crash: Crashed into the desert, Boeing 727
A Boeing 727 plane have crashed into the Mexican desert.
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