Zeppelin LZ 44

Zeppelin LZ 44, designated LZ 74 by the military, was the 44th Zeppelin built by Ferdinand von Zeppelin and the 21st operated by the Imperial German Army in the First World War. It made its maiden flight on 8 July 1915 and was used mainly for bombing raids over England. On 8 October 1915, during a mission, it met dense fog and collided with a mountain in the Schnee Eifel region near Orthe, France. The impact tore off both gondolas, and the loss of weight made the airship climb rapidly to 4,000 metres, but it was still able to descend and land. Nobody was killed, though most of the crew were injured, and the airship was dismantled.