The airship was once considered cutting edge technology - but disasters, some incredibly well-publicised and reported on, like the Hindenburg, killed the dream and ensured airships would be little more than a footnote in history. But it wasn't just Hindenburg - there had been dozens of crashes and incidents, many of them fatal. Today we'll explore the terrifying true tales of four doomed airships; German Zeppelin L2, the British airship R.38, the French airship Dixmude and the British blimp NS.11.

Oceanliner Designs explores the design, construction, engineering and operation of history’s greatest vessels– from Titanic to Queen Mary and from the Empress of Ireland to the Lusitania. Join maritime researcher and illustrator Michael Brady as he tells the stories behind some of history's most famous ocean liners and machines!

0:00 Intro
0:55 Zeppelin L2
4:54 Airship R.38
11:56 Airship Dixmude
17:08 Blimp NS11