ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 839
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| Date: | Thursday 6 August 1914 |
| Time: | 05:30 |
| Type: | Zeppelin LZ 21 |
| Owner/operator: | Heer |
| Registration: | Z-VI |
| MSN: | LZ 21 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Schneeberg hill, Bornheim-Walberberg, between Cologne and Bonn -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cologne |
| Cologne | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Zeppelin 'Z VI Cöln' left Cologne on the evening of 5. August to carry out an air attack on the city of Liege, Belgium. The zepplin's mission is considered to be the first bombing raid conducted by a zepplin during World War I. The bombing lead to the death of nine civilians. It was aborted after the zepplin lost gas as a result of damage by small arms fire. On its way back the zepplin did a forced landing in the forrest at Schneeberg hill, Bornheim-Walberberg, south-west of Cologne. While the zeppelin was demaged beyond repair the crew suffered no losses.
Sources:
Puget Sound Airship Society.
Strachan, H. 'The First World War: To Arms"
Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (newspaper in German) http://www.ksta.de/region/rhein-erft/erster-weltkrieg-der-luftschiff-angriff-endet-im-wald-10762
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2008 05:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Jan-2008 10:22 | JINX | Updated |
| 23-Aug-2018 10:23 | Air Command | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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