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| Date: | Friday 8 October 1915 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Zeppelin LZ.44 |
| Owner/operator: | Heer |
| Registration: | LZ-74 |
| MSN: | LZ44 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Schnee Eifel, near Orthe -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Wrecked when it flew into a mountain in the Schnee Eifel on 8 October 1915.Struck high ground in fog. Both gondolas broke off and the airship climbed to 4,000 ft before landing near Orthe
Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Zeppelins
2. Robinson, Douglas H. Giants in the Sky. page 333 Henley-on-Thames: Foulis, 1973. ISBN 0-85429-145-8
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2008 05:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Dec-2018 23:53 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
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