Incident Zeppelin LZ.89 L.50,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 901
 
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Date:Saturday 20 October 1917
Time:
Type:Zeppelin LZ.89
Owner/operator:Heer
Registration: L.50
MSN: LZ89
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Mediterranean Sea -   France
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
LZ-89 participated in five reconnaissance missions around the North Sea and two attacks on England, dropping 4,135 kg of bombs. She ran out of fuel on 20 October 1917 and was blown to the Mediterranean Sea after a forced landing near Dammartin, France.

Sources:

Puget Sound Airship Society

Zeppelins en de luchtscheepvaart (1990)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Jan-2008 05:00 ASN archive Added
27-Jan-2008 12:01 JINX Updated
29-Oct-2011 08:24 harro Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Nature, Source, Narrative]
26-Mar-2015 20:07 Dr. John Smith Updated [Country, Narrative]

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