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Karl Otto Clemens

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Karl Otto Clemens

Birth
Bonn, Stadtkreis Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Death
3 Jan 1943 (aged 33–34)
Bonn, Stadtkreis Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Burial
Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: Somewhere in Germany Add to Map
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Hindenburg survivor.

He boarded the Hindenburg as a Passenger and a photographer.

When the Hindenburg exploded over Lakehurst, NJ; Karl was on the B-Deck corridoor. He was able to escape from the inferno without being burned.

Interviewed by Herb Morrison.

Karl Otto Clemens passed away in 1943, following an infection from an operation.

In the 1975 film "The Hindenburg", the fictional character Martin Vogel (Roy Thinnes) is based off Karl Otto Clemens.
Hindenburg survivor.

He boarded the Hindenburg as a Passenger and a photographer.

When the Hindenburg exploded over Lakehurst, NJ; Karl was on the B-Deck corridoor. He was able to escape from the inferno without being burned.

Interviewed by Herb Morrison.

Karl Otto Clemens passed away in 1943, following an infection from an operation.

In the 1975 film "The Hindenburg", the fictional character Martin Vogel (Roy Thinnes) is based off Karl Otto Clemens.

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