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| Date: | Wednesday 17 February 1915 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Zeppelin LZ.24 |
| Owner/operator: | Marine |
| Registration: | L.3 |
| MSN: | LZ24 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fanø island -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
LZ-24 participated in 24 reconnaissance missions over the North Sea, including the first raid on England on 20 January 1915. She was scuttled by her crew after a forced landing caused by an engine failure during a snowstorm on Fanø Island, Denmark on 17 February 1915. The crew were interned. Remnants of the zeppelin are displayed in a museum in Tonder, Denmark.
Sources:
Puget Sound Airship Society.
http://www.zeppelin-museum.dk/D/german/historie/l-3/l-3.html n
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2008 05:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Jan-2008 08:51 | JINX | Updated |
| 23-Aug-2018 17:33 | Air Command | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Nov-2018 04:01 | JINX | Updated [Phase, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Aug-2024 11:44 | Cobar | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Nature, Source, ] |
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