Zeppelin LZ 43

Zeppelin LZ 43, tactical number L 12, was a P-class Zeppelin of the First World War. It took part in five reconnaissance missions. On 9 August 1915, commanded by Oberleutnant zur See Werner Peterson, it joined a raid on the United Kingdom with L 10, L 11 and L 13. Blown off course and under heavy fire over Dover, it dropped ten bombs to climb above the anti-aircraft fire, but it was hit and began to leak hydrogen. It came down in the sea a few miles from Ostend on 10 August 1915; torpedo boats towed it into the harbour, but it burst into flames while being hauled onto the dock.