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Production number Class Tactical numbering First flight Remarks Fate Image LZ 26: N: Z XII 14 December 1914 Z XII made 11 attacks in northern France and at the eastern front, dropping 20,000 kg (44,000 lb) of bombs; by the summer of 1915 Z 12 had dropped around 9,000 kg (20,000 lb) of bombs on the Warsaw to Petrograd trunk railway line between the stations at Malkina and Białystok.
A History of the World War 1914–1918. London: Faber & Faber, 1934. Madison, Rodney (2005). "Air Warfare, Strategic Bombing". The Encyclopedia of World War I: A Political, Social and Military History. Vol. 1. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. pp. 45– 46. ISBN 1851094202. Robinson, Douglas H. Giants in the Sky: History of the Rigid Airship.
Zeppelin LZ 104 (construction number, designated L 59 by the German Imperial Navy) and nicknamed Das Afrika-Schiff ("The Africa Ship"), was a World War I German dirigible. It is famous for having attempted a long-distance resupply mission to the beleaguered garrison of Germany's East Africa colony .
The completed LZ 59. The LZ 59 (L 20) was a World War I German Navy Airship and was the first Q-Class zeppelin [4] with a then record length of 178.5 metres (585 ft 8 in). It was allocated the tactical numbering L 20 and carried out a total of 19 flights, including 2 raids on England and 10 reconnaissance missions.
Data from Zeppelin : rigid airships, 1893-1940, [3] The Zeppelin Airships - Part Two: Zeppelins of the Great War 1914–1918 [4] General characteristics. Crew: 16; Capacity: 9,200 kg (20,283 lb) typical disposable load; Length: 158 m (518 ft 4 in) Diameter: 14.9 m (48 ft 11 in) maximum; Fineness ratio: 10.61; Volume: 22,470 m 3 (794,000 cu ft ...
LZ 72 (navy designation L 31) was an R Class super-zeppelin belonging to the Imperial German Navy. It was commanded by Kapitänleutnant Heinrich Mathy, an experienced commander, and took part in several raids over London during World War I. [1] It also participated in a reconnaissance role during the Sunderland raid of 19 August 1916. Its last ...
Category for Zeppelin-designated airships originated by Ferdinand von Zeppelin Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. G. LZ ...
Associated history pages Air Raids in the First World War; Associated people and organisations Imperial German Army Air Service, Warneford, Reginald Alexander John, Royal Air Force, Royal Flying Corps; Associated places Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium, Belgium, Great Britain GB, Germany (pre 1945 and post 1990) DE; Associated events