Incident Zeppelin LZ.44 LZ-74,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 856
 
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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:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Schnee Eifel, near Orthe -   France
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
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/timeContributorUpdates
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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