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Zeppelin LZ41 L 11

First flight : 7 June 1915,

31 reconnaissance missions, notably during the Battle of Jutland; 12 raids on England dropping a total of 15,543 kg (34,266 lb) of bombs. Significant raid on Sunderland on 1 April 1916, when 22 people died. Several of the L 11 crew transferred to the ill-fated LZ 95. Decommissioned in April 1917.

L 11 as Bunte Kuh

Viktor Schutze in L 11, over Harwich, witnessed the catastrophe with the Schutte Lance SL11 50 miles away.

machinegun pit on top of the L 11

SMS Grosser Kurfurst seen from LZ41

Literature:

Wikipedia – list of Zeppelins

warplanes page 64

The Defeat of the Zeppelins: Zeppelin Raids and Anti-Airship Operations 1916-18

Luchtschepen boven Nederland in de eerste wereldoorlog- Arno Landewers