List of passengers and crew aboard the final flight of LZ 129 Hindenburg
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This is a list of passengers and crew aboard the final flight of LZ 129 Hindenburg
, which ended in the Hindenburg disaster
. Those in bold died.
In addition to those noted below, Allen Hagaman, a ground crewman from Lakehurst, New Jersey, was also killed in the accident; Hagaman was the only fatality who was not a Hindenburg passenger or crew member.
LZ 129 Hindenburg
LZ 129 Hindenburg was a large German commercial passenger-carrying rigid airship, the lead ship of the Hindenburg class, the longest class of flying machine and the largest airship by envelope volume...
, which ended in the Hindenburg disaster
Hindenburg disaster
The Hindenburg disaster took place on Thursday, May 6, 1937, as the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station, which is located adjacent to the borough of Lakehurst, New Jersey...
. Those in bold died.
In addition to those noted below, Allen Hagaman, a ground crewman from Lakehurst, New Jersey, was also killed in the accident; Hagaman was the only fatality who was not a Hindenburg passenger or crew member.
Crew
- Captain Ernst Lehmann, Director of Flight Operations, Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei
- Captain Max PrussMax PrussMax Pruss was the commander of the LZ 129 Hindenburg on its last voyage and a surviving crew member of the zeppelin disaster.-Biography:...
, Commanding Officer - Captain Anton Wittemann
- Captain Albert SammtAlbert SammtAlbert Sammt was a German Kommandant of Zeppelin-airships.In 1919 he was helmsman on the LZ 120 Bodensee...
- Captain Heinrich BauerHeinrich BauerHeinrich Bauer was born in 1813. He was a shoemaker. He was a leader of the League of the Just. When the League of the Just changed to the Communist League Heinrich Bauer became a member of the Central Authority of the Communist League. He was prominent figure in the German and the international...
- Walter Ziegler, Watch Officer
- Max Zabel, Navigator
- Christian Nielsen, Navigator
- Franz Herzog, Navigator
- Kurt Bauer, Navigator
- Willy Speck, Chief Radio Officer
- Herbert Dowe, Radio Officer
- Franz Eichelmann, Radio Officer
- Egon Schweikart, Radio Officer
- Rudolf Sauter, Chief Engineer
- Eugen Schäubel, Engineering Officer
- Wilhelm Dimmler, Engineering Officer
- Ludwig Felber, Elevatorman
- Ernst Huchel, Elevatorman
- Eduard Boetius, Elevatorman
- Alfred BernhardAlfred BernhardDr. Alfred Martin Bernhard was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership...
, Helmsman - Helmut Lau, Helmsman
- Kurt Schönherr, Helmsman
- Philip Lenz, Chief Electrician
- Joseph Leibrecht, Electrician
- Ernst Schlapp, Electrician
- Walter Bahnholzer, Engine Mechanic
- Eugen Bentele, Engine Mechanic
- August Deutschle, Engine Mechanic
- Rudy Bialas, Engine Mechanic
- Jonny Doerflein, Engine Mechanic
- Adolf FischerAdolf FischerAdolf Fischer was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Adolf Fischer was...
, Engine Mechanic - Albert Holderried, Engine Mechanic
- Richard Kollmer, Engine Mechanic
- Robert MoserRobert MoserRobert D. Moser is an American Professor of Engineering, noted for his studies of spectral methods and turbulence. He is the director of the at the University of Texas. He is also the deputy director of the Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences....
, Engine Mechanic - Alois Reisacher, Engine Mechanic
- Theodor Ritter, Engine Mechanic
- Raphael Schädler, Engine Mechanic
- Willy Scheef, Engine Mechanic
- Josef Schreibmüller, Engine Mechanic
- Wilhelm Steeb, Engine Mechanic
- Alfred Stöckle, Engine Mechanic
- German Zettel, Engine Mechanic
- Ludwig KnorrLudwig KnorrLudwig Knorr was a German chemist. Together with Carl Paal, he discovered the Paal-Knorr synthesis, and the Knorr quinoline synthesis and Knorr pyrrole synthesis are also named after him. The synthesis in 1883 of the analgesic drug Antipyrin, now called Phenazone, was a commercial success...
, Chief Rigger - Hans Freund, Rigger
- Erich Spehl, Rigger
- Emilie Imhoff, Stewardess
- Heinrich Kubis, Chief Steward
- Wilhelm Balla, Steward
- Fritz Deeg, Steward
- Max Henneberg, Steward
- Severin Klein, Steward
- Eugen Nunnenmacher, Steward
- Max Schulze, Steward
- Dr. Kurt Rüdiger, Ship's Doctor
- Xaver Maier, Chief Cook
- Richard MüllerRichard MüllerRichard Müller/Muller/Mueller may refer to:* Richard Müller , German chemist* Richard Müller , Slovak singer...
, Cook - Albert Stöffler, Cook
- Alfred Grözinger, Cook
- Fritz Flackus, Cook
- Werner Franz (Hindenburg cabin boy), Cabin Boy (the only crew member remaining alive )
Passengers
- Leonhard Adelt, 56, Dresden, (writer, invited aboard flight by the Zeppelin company as guests)
- Gertrud Adelt, 36 (Mrs. Leonhard, also a writer)
- Ernst Rudolf Anders, 65, Dresden (tea merchant)
- Ferdinand Lammot "Peter" Belin, 24, Washington, D.C. (student)
- Birger Brinck, Stockholm (correspondent)
- Karl Otto Clemens, 28, Bonn, (photographer)
- Hermann Doehner, 50, Mexico City (Pharmaceuticals Importer)
- Matilda Doehner, 35 (wife of Hermann, mother of Irene, Walter, and Werner)
- Irene Doehner, 14
- Walter Doehner, 8
- Werner Doehner, 6 (the only passenger remaining alive )
- J. Burtis Dolan, 47, Chicago (Perfume Importer)
- Edward Douglas, 39, Newark, New Jersey, (Advertising Account Executive)
- Fritz Erdmann (Colonel, German Luftwaffe; aboard as military observer)
- Otto Ernst, 70, Hamburg (Cotton Broker)
- Else Ernst, 62 (wife of Otto)
- Moritz Feibusch, 57, San Francisco (Fancy Goods Importer)
- George GrantGeorge GrantGeorge Grant may refer to:*George A. Grant, National Park Service photographer 1929-1954*George Davidson Grant , Canadian politician*George F...
, 63, London (Shipping Line Executive) - Claus Hinkelbein, (Lieutenant, German Luftwaffe; aboard as military observer, was awarded with the Knights Cross in World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
) - George Hirschfeld, 36, Bremen (Cotton Broker)
- Marie Kleemann, 61, Hamburg
- Erich Knöcher, 38, Zeulenroda (Importer)
- William Leuchtenberg, 61, Larchmont, New York (Industrial Manufacturing VP)
- Philip Mangone, 57, New York City (Fashion Designer)
- Margaret Mather, 60, Rome (Heiress)
- Nelson Morris, 46, Chicago (Controlling Heir of Meat Packing/Stockyard Inerests)
- Herbert O'Laughlin, 28, Elgin, Illinois (Manufacturing Executive)
- Clifford Osbun, 39, Chicago (International Farm/Industrial Machinery Sales Exec)
- John Pannes, 61, Long Island (American Rep., Hamburg-America Line)
- Emma Pannes, 60, (wife of John)
- Otto Reichhold, 40, Vienna (Manufacturing Representative)
- Joseph Späh, 32, Long Island (Acrobat/Stage Entertainer; his German Shepherd DogGerman Shepherd DogThe German Shepherd Dog , also known as an Alsatian or just the German Shepherd, is a breed of large-sized dog that originated in Germany. The German Shepherd is a relatively new breed of dog, with its origin dating to 1899. As part of the Herding Group, the German Shepherd is a working dog...
, UllaUllaUlla may refer to:* Ulla, short for the name Ursula in German-speaking countries* Ulla, short for the name Ulrika in Scandinavian countries* Ulla, a common first name for women in Scandinavian countries...
) - Emil Stöckle, Frankfurt
- Hans Vinholt, 65, Copenhagen (Retired Banker)
- Rolf von Heidenstamm, Stockholm, (Retired Naval Officer, Industrial Rep)
- Hans Hugo Witt (Major, German Luftwaffe; aboard as military observer)
External links
- Passenger List of Hindenburg's final voyage at Navy Lakehurst Historical Society
- Faces of the Hindenburg