Zeppelin LZ 54
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Zeppelin LZ 54, given the military tactical designation L 19, was a Zeppelin of the Imperial German Navy. While returning from her first bombing raid on the United Kingdom in early 1916, she came down in the North Sea. Its crew survived the crash, but drowned after the crew of a British fishing vessel refused to rescue them; at the time this was a widely reported and notorious incident.
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LZ 54 | |
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Role | Reconnaissance, aerial bombardment |
National origin | German Empire |
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Built by | Luftschiffbau Zeppelin |
Type | Rigid airship |
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Construction number | LZ 54 |
Serial | L 19 |
First flight | 27 November 1915 (1915-11-27) |
Last flight | 1 February 1916 (1916-02-01) |
Flights | 14 |
Fate | Crashed in the North Sea |
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