ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 910
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| Date: | Friday 10 May 1918 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Zeppelin LZ.107 |
| Owner/operator: | Heer |
| Registration: | L.62 |
| MSN: | LZ107 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 20 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North off Helgoland -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The airship was hit by tracer bullets fire from an RAF Felixstowe F2A flying boat. The airship released bombs and three tanks of fuel to enable it to climb away from the attacker. It subsequently crashed under unknown circumstances.
Sources:
German Air Raids On Great Britain 1914-1918 / Joseph Morris
The Zeppelin in Combat: A History of the German Naval Airship Division
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2008 05:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Oct-2011 13:10 | harro | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2018 10:08 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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