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The raids were generally referred to in Britain as Zeppelin raids but Schütte-Lanz airships were also used. Weather and night flying made airship navigation and accurate bombing difficult. Bombs were often dropped miles off target (a raid on London hit Hull) and hitting military installations was a matter of luck. Civilian casualties made the ...
Zeppelin LZ 38 (designated LZ 38) was Zeppelin P Class airship of the German Imperial Army. It was the first to bomb London, United Kingdom. The zeppelin raid caused outrage in London and vows of vengeance as shown for this made for the Daily Chronicle by Frank Brangwyn The control room of Zeppelin LZ 38 by Felix Schwormstädt Zeppelin LZ 38 near its hangar 1st Zeppelin raid takes starts 11:00 ...
The LZ 61 took part in a total of ten raids on England during 1916. These included: 31 January; It was ordered to attack Liverpool, but problems with night navigation meant that instead it bombed Tipton, Bradley, Wednesbury, and Walsall: killing over 30 people - including Julia Slater, Walsall's Lady Mayoress.
The Raid on Cuxhaven was a British ship-based air-raid on the Imperial German Navy complex at Cuxhaven mounted on Christmas Day, 1914. After the raid Zeppelin LZ 31 set off to find the attacking naval force the aircraft came from. After retrieving the aircraft, the Navy force attempted to return to base but HMS Empress was left behind.
Airships made about 51 bombing raids on Britain during the war. These killed 557 and injured another 1,358 people. More than 5,000 bombs were dropped (largely on towns and cities) across Britain, causing £1.5 million (equivalent to £128,500,000 in 2023) in damage. 84 airships took part, of which 30 were shot down or lost in accidents.
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.
Airships made about 51 bombing raids on Britain during the war. These killed 557 and injured another 1,358 people. More than 5,000 bombs were dropped (largely on towns and cities) across Britain, causing £1.5 million (equivalent to £128,500,000 in 2023) in damage. 84 airships took part, of which 30 were shot down or lost in accidents.
Houses in Union Street, Tipton damaged by the Zeppelin raid. 14 people were killed in the bombing on Union Street. Five men, five women and four children. Three bombs were then dropped on Bloomfield Road and Barnfield Road. After those raids, airship L 21 dropped two bombs on the nearby train station in Owen Street.