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| Date: | Friday 5 May 1916 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Zeppelin LZ.55 |
| Owner/operator: | Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial German Navy) |
| Registration: | LZ-85 |
| MSN: | LZ55 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vardar marshes near Thessaloniki -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
LZ-55 participated in six attacks, dropping 14,200 kg of bombs on Dünaburg (Latvia), Minsk, the railroads of Riga, and Saloniki (three times). Damaged by fire from Battleship HMS Agamemnon on 5 May 1916, she stranded in the Wardar marshes.
Sources:
Puget Sound Airship Society
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2008 05:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Jan-2008 10:39 | JINX | Updated |
| 15-Feb-2021 20:03 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Nature, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 13-Aug-2024 13:22 | Cobar | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, ] |
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