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LZ 54 first flew on 27 November 1915, completing 14 flights during her nine weeks of service. [2] Several of these flights were patrols over the North Sea, searching for Allied merchant and naval ships. Naval scouting was the main role of the navy's Zeppelin fleet, and a total of 220 such flights were carried out during the war. [3]
On 27 November 1916, ten Zeppelins set out in two groups, heading for the Midlands and the North of England. One, the L.21, crossed the English coast at Atwick at 21:20, and then turned north to evade patrolling aircraft before heading to Leeds, where it was driven off by heavy anti-aircraft fire.
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.
A Zeppelin is a type of rigid airship named after the German inventor Ferdinand von Zeppelin (German pronunciation: [ˈt͡sɛpəliːn] ⓘ) who pioneered rigid airship development at the beginning of the 20th century. Zeppelin's notions were first formulated in 1874 [1] and developed in detail in 1893. [2]
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 .
Zeppelin "L 30" seen from the front Right gondola of Zeppelin "L 30". Zeppelin "L 30" (factory number "LZ 62") was the first R-class "Super Zeppelin" of the German Empire.It was the most successful airship of the First World War with 31 reconnaissance flights and 10 bombing runs carrying a total of 23,305 kg of bombs, [1] with the first ones targeting England, and the four final raids ...
A gunship is a military aircraft armed with heavy aircraft guns, primarily intended for attacking ground targets either as airstrike or as close air support. [ 1 ] In modern usage the term "gunship" refers to fixed-wing aircraft having laterally -mounted heavy armaments (i.e. firing to the side) to attack ground or sea targets.
C-21 Dragon: a VTOL four-post ducted-fan transport and gunship, which appears in the film Avatar. [42] SA-2 Samson: a ducted-fan transverse rotor utility assault transport from the film Avatar. [43] XH9 Warbird: a VTOL ducted-fan twin-rotor utility aircraft that is used by the United States Air Force and the Atlas Corporation. It is equipped ...