ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1065
Last updated: 20 September 2021
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| Date: | 20-OCT-1917 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Zeppelin LZ.96 |
| Owner/operator: | Heer |
| Registration: | L49 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 19 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Nr. Bourbonne-les-Bains -
 France
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
LZ-96 participated in two reconnaissance missions around the North Sea and one raid on England, dropping 2,100 kg of bombs. While returning, it was forced to land by French Air Force aircraft squadron SPA152 near Bourbonne-les-Bains on 20 October 1917 and captured almost undamaged by French forces. Plans derived from LZ-96 were later used in the United States for construction of the first US "zeppelin", USS Shenandoah (ZR-1).
The 19 occupants were taken prisoner by French armed forces. The zeppelin was dismantled by French armed forces.
Sources:
Puget Sound Airship Society\r\
www.tourisme-hautemarne.com
Museum of Voisey
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2008 12:01 | JINX | Added |
| 02-Jun-2008 23:18 | Anon. | Updated |
| 15-Oct-2018 18:28 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2021 14:47 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2021 14:48 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative] |
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