Zeppelin

Breguet · 20 October 2003, 06:50 PM

Can anyone tell me which Zeppeline was brought down by French gunfire near Reviny in 1916 ?

cheers

Jim · 21 October 2003, 09:53 AM

I think that would have been the German Army Zeppelin LZ 77 (the original build number would have been LZ 47 before being redesignated)

jempie · 22 October 2003, 07:32 AM

LZ 47 is the contruction serial number
Until LZ39 army Zeppelins kept the serial number
From than on an additional + 30 was added to the construction serial number
c:n LZ 47 became L.Z.77!
Was shot down by AA fire near Brabant-le-Roi and crashed burning near Revigny.
All crew killed.
L.Z.77 was based at that moment at Düsseldorf.
Commander was Hptm. Horn.
Jempie