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Date: | Friday 8 October 1915 |
Time: | |
Type: | Zeppelin LZ.44 |
Owner/operator: | Heer |
Registration: | LZ-74 |
MSN: | LZ44 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Schnee Eifel, near Orthe -
France
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Wrecked when it flew into a mountain in the Schnee Eifel on 8 October 1915.Struck high ground in fog. Both gondolas broke off and the airship climbed to 4,000 ft before landing near Orthe
Sources:
1.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Zeppelins 2. Robinson, Douglas H. Giants in the Sky. page 333 Henley-on-Thames: Foulis, 1973. ISBN 0-85429-145-8
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
23-Jan-2008 05:00 |
ASN archive |
Added |
01-Dec-2018 23:53 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |