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Zeppelin LZ51 LZ 81
First flight: 07 okt 1915
Class : P
Used at the South-Eastern and the Western Front; transported a diplomatic commission to Sofia on 9 November 1915;[39] one attack on Étaples (France) and two attacks on Bucharest, dropping a total of 4,513 kg (9,949 lb) of bombs; brought down by ground fire near Turnovo (Bulgaria) on 27 September 1916.
In 2 nd attack on Bucharest 26 sep 1916 badly shot up by the defending artillery that she force-landed short of her base and was dismantled.
Literature :
Warplanes WOI page 66
Accident Zeppelin LZ.51 LZ-81, 27 Sep 1916 (aviation-safety.net)