Navy airship L 70 plummets down in flames, 1918

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A watercolor by maritime artist Adolph Bock shows the Navy airship L 70/LZ112 plummeting down in flames. It was shot down during a German air raid on England on 5 August 1918. During its crash the whole crew lost its life, among them Commander Peter Strasser, Leader of Airships.

Photographer:

Scherl

Date:

01.01.1918

31.12.1918

Location:

Great Britain

Image ID:

00472779

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4959px x 3247px

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No model release, no property release. No commercial, merchandising or advertising use without release by SZ Photo

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Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo

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Historical archives

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First World War: German Zeppelin attacks, 1914-1918

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Keywords:

1st World War First World War L 70 L-70 L70 LZ 112 LZ-112 LZ112 Western Front World War I aerial warfare air force air raid air service air strike airforce airship airships army bombardment burn crash fire flames military military airship plummet shoot down war zeppelin zeppelins economy transport air transport unrest conflicts historical

Headline:

Navy airship L 70 plummets down in flames, 1918

Date:

01.01.1918

Photographer:

Scherl

Image ID:

00472779