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Zeppelin LZ 100

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Zeppelin LZ 100, given the tactical number L 53, was a V-class rigid airship built for the Imperial German Navy during the First World War. It was first launched on 8 August 1917 and went on to fly 19 reconnaissance missions and four attacks on England, dropping 11,930 kilograms of bombs. On 11 August 1918 it was spotted by the Harwich Force, which was sweeping the Heligoland Bight with the destroyer HMS Redoubt towing a lighter. Lieutenant Stuart D. Culley, a pilot of the Royal Air Force, took off from that lighter in a Sopwith Camel and shot the airship down in flames. The source describes LZ 100 as the last airship of the First World War.

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Year
1917 1
Status
Destroyed 1
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Source Wikipedia: Luftschiffbau Zeppelin
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Source Wikipedia: Luftschiffbau ZeppelinHistory, Formative yearstier 2
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Luftschiffbau Zeppelin proceeded to design and manufacture a range of Zeppelin airships, which found use within both the civilian and military sectors.

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The Imperial German Navy Zeppelin LZ 100, given the tactical number L 53, was an V-class World War I zeppelin of the Imperial German Navy.
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1. Zeppelin LZ 100 (Wikipedia)
  • Airship history
    First launched on 8 August 1917, Zeppelin LZ 100 (L 53) took part in 19 reconnaissance missions
  • Lead
    It was shot down by the British RAF and was the last Airship of the First World War.
  • Lead, country of origin
    The Imperial German Navy Zeppelin LZ 100, given the tactical number L 53, was an V-class World War I zeppelin of the Imperial German Navy.
  • Exemplifies: Aviation, Lead, airship
    It was shot down by the British RAF and was the last Airship of the First World War.
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Wikipedia: Luftschiffbau Zeppelin
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  • History, Formative years
    Luftschiffbau Zeppelin proceeded to design and manufacture a range of Zeppelin airships, which found use within both the civilian and military sectors.
  • In Group: Rigid Airships, Lead
    It is perhaps best known for its leading role in the design and manufacture of rigid airships, commonly referred to as Zeppelins due to the company's prominence.
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