The airship
The L-8 airship at Moffett Field
Amerikanisches Nationalarchiv
Technical data
The incident
L-8 over the sea
Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen
Highlights
L-8, unmanned, with sagging hull over the rooftops of Daly City, California
Amerikanisches Nationalarchiv
The accident blimp on Bellevue Avenue, after the lifting gas escaped due to the efforts of the firefighters
U.S. Navy NHHC
The wreck in its entirety, onlookers in the background
U.S. Navy NHHC
The superimposed gondola with the door visibly wide open, naval officers and a policeman in the background
U.S. Navy NHHC
An L-class impact airship (right row, center) next to five K-class blimps in the main hangar at Moffett Field, 1943. Possibly the repaired L-8 airship
U.S. Navy NHHC
